noun
1A person's regular male companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship.
‘His mum was a single mother who had a succession of boyfriends, none of whom were able to act as a father figure to him or his sister Denise.’
- ‘Why do male friends and boyfriends from the past always get in touch when their lives are falling apart?’
- ‘For some reason I find it very difficult to meet potential boyfriends or dates.’
- ‘We don't want to talk about face creams and washing routines with our boyfriends or friend's boyfriends.’
- ‘We can keep an eye on her apartment and squeeze information from previous boyfriends.’
- ‘On her date, her boyfriend took her to see the film Gladiator which she detested.’
- ‘Julie has been missing before but is generally found in the company of her boyfriend.’
- ‘Too many of my best friends have been boyfriends, and when the relationship ends, so does that.’
- ‘Many have so far refused to give evidence against the men whom they regard as their boyfriends.’
- ‘A relationship is ended but is far from over when the boyfriend refuses to let go.’
- ‘My German boyfriend has just moved in with me and our relationship has started to fall apart.’
- ‘They talk about how sweet their boyfriends are and how much fun they had on dates.’
- ‘She tells me she has a boyfriend who does mathematical modelling for a financial company.’
- ‘Have you read what some of your former boyfriends have said about you in a tabloid this past week?’
- ‘For a start some girls have a tendency to act a little differently because of boyfriends.’
- ‘And anyhow I am only 19 and I have my whole life ahead of me to have a whole hoard of other boyfriends.’
- ‘Granted, some of the questionees were women, but they all voted for their boyfriends, so they don't count.’
- ‘In some cases, their husbands or boyfriends have even paid the £200 cost of them taking part.’
- ‘We both had boyfriends, and we both wanted to spend time with them.’
- ‘Today, we have stopped celebrating, leaving it to the boyfriends to do the job!’
partner, lover, significant other, young man, man, escort, suitor, wooer, admirer, follower, beau
View synonyms2as modifier Denoting an item of clothing for a woman or girl that is designed to be loose-fitting or slightly oversized.
baggy, loose-fitting, easy-fitting, generously cut, slack, roomy, boyfriend
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