boyfriend[noun]Synonyms: sweetheart, admirer, beau, date, lover, man, suitor
Related Words: admirer,
crush,
heartthrob,
fiancé
English Thesaurus: boyfriend, partner, fiancé, lover, ex, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time:
Josh was my first boyfriend.partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with:
Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get. Partners are also welcome.fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry:
Her fiancé was killed in the war.lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them:
A few nights later, they became lovers.ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend:
Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past:
In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend:
She’ll always stand by her man.sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love:
They were childhood sweethearts.beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use:
Does she have a beau?toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman:
A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex:
I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend:
She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
boyfriend n.,
informal 1. A male friend or companion.
"John and his boyfriends have gone to the ball game," said his mother. 2. A girl's steady date, a woman's favorite man friend; a male lover or sweetheart.
Jane's new boyfriend is a senior in high school. Antonym: GIRL FRIEND.
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