boyfriend

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ or /ˈbɔɪfrənd/

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Noun

Singular boyfriend

Plural boyfriends

A girl kissing her boyfriend.

1. (countable) Boyfriend normally describes a boy or a young man, who is in a love relationship with another person, when they aren't married yet.

   I didn't have a boyfriend, and I thought that it was because I was too fat.

2. (countable) Boyfriend can also simply mean a friend who is male.

Note

When the word is separated into two words, boy friend, it means simply a friend who is male.