boyfriend
noun
boy·friend
ˈbȯi-ˌfrend 
1
: a male friend
2
: a frequent or regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship
Examples of boyfriend in a Sentence
My boyfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong — With their home city Hong Kong unable to honor their wish to get married, Dino Wong and his boyfriend Geoffrey Yu flew more than 2,000 miles across the ocean to Guam to tie the knot in 2019.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The night was also one of big reveals, as news broke that Reba McEntire is engaged to her boyfriend of five years, Rex Linn.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Lance Twiggs has been confirmed by the FBI to be the boyfriend of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boyfriend. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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boyfriend
noun
boy·friend
ˈbȯi-ˌfrend
1
: a male friend
2
: a frequent or regular male companion in a romantic relationship
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