as in boys
a male romantic companion
her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day
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Recent Examples of boyfriends
Her goal was to get into the holiday spirit and also help other young women with gift ideas for their boyfriends.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety After winding up Gayle King’s birthday surprise, Williams got on the phone with Variety to talk about the song’s 60-year life as a perennial favorite of boyfriends, husbands, doting dads and presidents.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Dee also claimed that Adams’ description of her childhood, which included domestic abuse from her father as well as one of her mother’s boyfriends, was a misuse of her personal information.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The victims were not all boyfriends of the women.
—New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Just the evil ex-boyfriends who deserve it.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Pretty Little Liars actress Ashley Benson serves as a modern-day Jacob Marley, taking her former publicist (Christina Milian) through her past, present, and future boyfriends — one of whom is played by Chad Michael Murray — in this Freeform original.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Gifts for all types of boyfriends.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Any other boyfriends, any other — anybody else.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety After winding up Gayle King’s birthday surprise, Williams got on the phone with Variety to talk about the song’s 60-year life as a perennial favorite of boyfriends, husbands, doting dads and presidents.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Dee also claimed that Adams’ description of her childhood, which included domestic abuse from her father as well as one of her mother’s boyfriends, was a misuse of her personal information.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The victims were not all boyfriends of the women.
—New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Just the evil ex-boyfriends who deserve it.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Pretty Little Liars actress Ashley Benson serves as a modern-day Jacob Marley, taking her former publicist (Christina Milian) through her past, present, and future boyfriends — one of whom is played by Chad Michael Murray — in this Freeform original.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Gifts for all types of boyfriends.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Any other boyfriends, any other — anybody else.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Boyfriends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyfriends. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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