boyfriend
English
/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/
noun
Definitions
- A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
- A male friend.
Etymology
Compound from English boy (junior employee, person, male servant) + English friend.
Origin
English
friend
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chinaboy English
- Earthboy English
- Jewboy English
- Whiteboy English
- affriended English
- antiboy English
- backfriend English
- bagboy English
- barboy English
- barrow boy English
- batboy English
- batty boy English
- beachboy English
- befriend English
- bellboy English
- best friend English
- bitchboy English
- blackboy English
- boitjie English
- boot boy English
- bootboy English
- boy English
- boychild English
- boycock English
- boydem English
- boydick English
- boydyke English
- boyeen English
- boyfriendable English
- boyfriendhood English
- boyfriendish English
- boyfriendless English
- boyfriendlessness English
- boyfriendship English
- boyfriendy English
- boyfucker English
- boyhood English
- boyish English
- boyism English
- boykin English
- boykind English
- boyleg English
- boyless English
- boylet English
- boylike English
- boyloving English
- boyly English
- boyness English
- boyology English
- boyproof English
- boyshorts English
- boyslash English
- boytoy English
- boyz English
- brotherboy English
- bumboy English
- busboy English
- bushboy English
- callboy English
- camboy English
- catboy English
- caveboy English
- chick boy English
- chickboy English
- choirboy English
- cisboy English
- copyboy English
- cowboy English
- cuntboy English
- cyberfriend English
- dayboy English
- defriend English
- demiboy English
- doughboy English
- drawboy English
- e-boy English
- e-friend English
- enbyfriend English
- ex-boyfriend English
- ex-friend English
- fagboy English
- fanboy English
- farmboy English
- fisherboy English
- fly-boy English
- flyboy English
- footboy English
- free English
- friend English
- friendess English
- friendful English
- friendgirl English
- friendhood English
- friendish English
- friendless English
- friendlike English
- friendling English
- friendly English
- friendo English
- friendom English
- friendship English
- friendsome English
- friendworthy English
- friendy English
- fuckboy English
- fuckfriend English
- galfriend English
- gayboy English
- girlfriend English
- glowboy English
- grandboy English
- grandfriend English
- guyfriend English
- herdboy English
- herdsboy English
- houseboy English
- keyboy English
- ladyboy English
- lardboy English
- lazyboy English
- leatherboy English
- liftboy English
- link boy English
- manboy English
- manfriend English
- merboy English
- merfriend English
- misfriend English
- moneyboy English
- muscle boy English
- nancyboy English
- nerdboy English
- newsboy English
- nonfriend English
- office boy English
- outfriend English
- pageboy English
- paperboy English
- penfriend English
- pieboy English
- pissboy English
- playboy English
- playfriend English
- ploughboy English
- plowboy English
- ponyboy English
- postboy English
- potboy English
- pussyboy English
- quarterboy English
- rudeboy English
- salesboy English
- sandboy English
- schoolboy English
- schoolfriend English
- scooterboy English
- semifriend English
- shopboy English
- showboy English
- sideboy English
- slaveboy English
- soulboy English
- starboy English
- stepfriend English
- stockboy English
- suckboy English
- superboy English
- superfriend English
- teaboy English
- toyboy English
- transboy English
- turnboy English
- unboy English
- unboyfriend English
- unfriend English
- water boy English
- whiteboy English
- womanfriend English
- wonderboy English
- wrenboy English
- boy Hungarian
- boy Italian
- boy Dutch, Flemish
- boy French
- бойфренд Russian
- зафрендить Russian
- ма́льчик Russian
- boy magia Portuguese
- ボーイ Japanese
- ボーイフレンド Japanese
- frēond Old English
- boy Middle English
- frend Middle English
- frend Serbo-Croatian
- บ๋อย Thai
- Boy Cebuano
- boy Cebuano
- boypren Cebuano
- rugby boy Cebuano
- boi Welsh
- ffrind Welsh
- beiggi Faroese
- בויטשיק Yiddish
- friend Chinese
- 보이프렌드 Korean
- បោយ Central Khmer
- boea Marshallese
- baimboi Tok Pisin
- boipren Tok Pisin
- pren Tok Pisin
- wokpren Tok Pisin
- boyi Hausa
- boy Sranan Tongo
- boe Bislama
- boefren Bislama
- bwoy Jamaican Creole
- boe Pijin
- bren Kriol
- boy
- boyz
- free
- e-boy
- boyly
- unboy
- boylet
- manboy
- cowboy
- boyish
- gayboy
- batboy
- potboy
- merboy
- busboy
- dayboy
- fanboy
- keyboy
- boyleg
- camboy
- boydem
- boytoy
- bumboy
- friend
- toyboy
- catboy
- boyism
- Jewboy
- fagboy
- barboy
- boyeen
- cisboy
- boykin
- bagboy
- pieboy
- flyboy
- teaboy
- cuntboy
- ladyboy
- pageboy
- ponyboy
- boyness
- sideboy
- boydick
- shopboy
- farmboy
- lazyboy
- copyboy
- liftboy
- pissboy
- footboy
- boyless
- bootboy
- bellboy
- demiboy
- callboy
- friendy
- antiboy
- boycock
- boitjie
- herdboy
- sandboy
- lardboy
- fuckboy
- glowboy
- boydyke
- wrenboy
- fly-boy
- starboy
- drawboy
- turnboy
- showboy
- nerdboy
- boylike
- boyhood
- playboy
- plowboy
- friendo
- suckboy
- postboy
- bushboy
- newsboy
- soulboy
- caveboy
- rudeboy
- boykind
- boychild
- choirboy
- friendly
- grandboy
- bitchboy
- herdsboy
- chickboy
- slaveboy
- beachboy
- doughboy
- e-friend
- boot boy
- blackboy
- friendom
- superboy
- pussyboy
- paperboy
- boyproof
- defriend
- Earthboy
- whiteboy
- Chinaboy
- stockboy
- Whiteboy
- nancyboy
- befriend
- unfriend
- link boy
- houseboy
- boyology
- transboy
- salesboy
- boyslash
- moneyboy
- galfriend
- nonfriend
- ploughboy
- misfriend
- boyshorts
- merfriend
- manfriend
- batty boy
- friendish
- boyfucker
- fisherboy
- friendful
- chick boy
- friendess
- outfriend
- water boy
- guyfriend
- boyloving
- schoolboy
- wonderboy
- ex-friend
- penfriend
- friendlike
- friendling
- muscle boy
- friendhood
- leatherboy
- stepfriend
- fuckfriend
- quarterboy
- boyfriendy
- scooterboy
- office boy
- affriended
- friendsome
- enbyfriend
- barrow boy
- girlfriend
- semifriend
- playfriend
- friendship
- brotherboy
- friendless
- backfriend
- friendgirl
- unboyfriend
- best friend
- cyberfriend
- superfriend
- womanfriend
- grandfriend
- ex-boyfriend
- friendworthy
- boyfriendish
- schoolfriend
- boyfriendless
- boyfriendable
- boyfriendhood
- boyfriendship
- boyfriendlessness