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☆ boy·friend (bo̵i′frend′)
noun
- a sweetheart, beau, or escort of a girl or woman
- a boy who is one's friend
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
boyfriend
n.
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Possessives
- mom: Think of problems with teachers or with your mom's new boyfriend.
Converse of object
- wed: Sophie gets married - June 05 Pop diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor has secretly wed longtime boyfriend, guitarist Richard Jones.
Adjective modifier
- ex: My ex boyfriend got married to someone else, the priest who married them, was Robbie Williams!
Modifies a noun
- trouble: But even the schools most popular girl is having boyfriend troubles.
Noun used with modifier
- on-off: Back at her flat, Anna's on-off boyfriend Quex has re-appeared.
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The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired byan American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
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