n.
- A favored male companion or sweetheart.
- A male friend.
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boy·friend (boi'frĕnd')
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Definition: amorous male acquaintance
Antonyms: girlfriend
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A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic and/or sexual relationship[1], though normally not in long-term committed (eg. marital) relationships, where other titles (e.g. husband, partner) are more commonly used. In addition, the term "boy friend" (or in some areas "guy friend") can refer to a male non-romantic and non-sexual friend. The term can refer to a woman's or a man's romantic or sexual partner.
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In the past it had implications of an illicit relationship (as sexual and romantic relationships outside marriage were generally frowned upon). It is now a generally accepted term, however, no longer having negative connotations. An earlier usage in print, dating from July 1889, is discussed in Neil Bartlett's, Who Was That Man? A Present for Mr Oscar Wilde. On pages 108-110, Bartlett quotes from an issue of The Artist and Journal of Home Culture, which refers to Alectryon as "a boyfriend of Mars."
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kæreste, fyr, ven
Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendje, vrijer
Français (French)
n. - petit ami
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φίλος (κοριτσιού), "αγόρι"
Italiano (Italian)
fidanzato, amico
Português (Portuguese)
n. - namorado (m), amigo (m)
Русский (Russian)
любовник, приятель, друг
Español (Spanish)
n. - amigo, novio, compañero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pojkvän, kille
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
男朋友, 情郎
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 男朋友, 情郎
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボーイフレンド, 友達
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صديق الفتاة, رفيق الفتاة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חבר קבוע, ידיד
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