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Boyfriend

//ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

    "I was playing the drums and my boyfriend was playing the electric guitar."

  2. 2
    a man who is the lover of a man or woman wordnet
  3. 3
    A male friend.
  4. 4
    A style of women's clothing that draws heavily from corresponding men's garments.ᵂⁱᵏⁱᵖᵉᵈⁱᵃ attributive, often
Verb
  1. 1
    To be a boyfriend to (someone). ambitransitive, informal, rare

    "3- the cutie pie, shadiah , the turk beaut who impoverished actor @imad Hemdi (of ikhmeem, upper egypt) when married together, who cost fereed il etresh his voice, when boyfriending her, who now is miT TereHa=veiled ( thanks 2 sheikh she@rawi ) :"

  2. 2
    To have (someone) as a boyfriend. ambitransitive, informal, rare

    "Rina is out boyfriending, God help us. The last one she brought back was terrible."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From boy + friend.

Etymology 2

From boy + friend.

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