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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Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Both The Times and PIX11 report that Thomas is Mitchell's boyfriend.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Their search leads them to Natalie's boyfriend, Matt Rayburn (Jon Bernthal), a security guard at a nearby oil drilling site.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Hardy plays Tony, the new boyfriend of Tomlinson’s Judy Warren, who dares not confess to her parents how strong her connection to the supernatural world really is.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boyfriend
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“Boyfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boyfriend. Accessed 11 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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