as in beau
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Many responses centered on moments where boyfriends created a profound sense of safety and empathy, sometimes in direct response to past trauma.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Then there’s commitment-phobic Chris (Yang), Angela’s best friend, and his boyfriend Min (Han), an artist and the heir to a giant multinational corporation who is not out to his conservative family in Korea.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
That night, Maria explains to her boyfriend, Kae, that there was always something off about Verity, who used to spend all her time in the computer lab.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The result was harassment of Cornett, her boyfriend, and their families.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Then there’s commitment-phobic Chris (Yang), Angela’s best friend, and his boyfriend Min (Han), an artist and the heir to a giant multinational corporation who is not out to his conservative family in Korea.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
That night, Maria explains to her boyfriend, Kae, that there was always something off about Verity, who used to spend all her time in the computer lab.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The result was harassment of Cornett, her boyfriend, and their families.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriend. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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