boyfriend
Plural: boyfriends
Noun
- a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
- A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
- A male friend.
- A style of women's clothing that draws heavily from corresponding men's garments.ᵂⁱᵏⁱᵖᵉᵈⁱᵃ
Examples
- I was playing the drums and my boyfriend was playing the electric guitar.
Origin / Etymology
From boy + friend.
Synonyms
beau, fellow, swain, young man, babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo, buddy, butty, chaver, china, chuck, chum, cobber, cock, cocker, compadre, companion, comrade, cove, crony, dawg, duck, dude, fam, fettler, friend, geez, geezer, gink, good old boy, guyfriend, homeskillet, homie, kith, lover, marrow, mate, matey, mucker, old bean, pal, pardner, peeps, shag, sport, surry, tovarish, wantok
Scrabble Score: 18
boyfriend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordboyfriend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boyfriend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary