Noun: boyfriend 'boy,frend
- A man who is the lover of a man or woman
"if I'd known he was her boyfriend, I wouldn't have asked"; "When the law changed, Pet could finally marry his long-time boyfriend Jim";
- fellow, beau [archaic], swain [archaic], boyf [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: boyfriends
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], lover, man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Boyfriend, Girlfriend