Thesaurus results for BOYFRIEND

boyfriend

noun

ˈbȯi-ˌfrend

Definition of boyfriend

as in beau

a male romantic companion her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day

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Recent Examples of boyfriend Avery took the witness stand Wednesday morning, providing his first live testimony since Gonzalez was arrested in May along with her father, Florida lawyer Francisco Gonzalez, and her former boyfriend, Hawaii surf instructor Kai Cordrey. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Across the hall from Ginsberg was another Hall boyfriend, the Warhol fixture Rene Ricard. — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 Heiser, 37, of Antioch, was among the four people fatally shot by her boyfriend, Bryan Schmidt, on Sunday at his parents’ home in Mundelein, authorities said. — Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Her boyfriend, Camron Baker, 26, faces an abuse of corpse charge. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boyfriend

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Noun

The Tennessee native married her Teen Mom costar and longtime beau Taylor McKinney in October 2016.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026
Still, Kardashian will reportedly continue showing up for her new beau.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of beau

Noun

Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

— Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
After teenage boys first reported that they had been abused in 2005, Church of the Resurrection conducted an internal investigation that court records show was inconclusive.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of boy

Noun

Sydney Gibson Churilla, 32 at the time, was driving home from a family vacation to Orlando and Disneyland with her husband and their two daughters when the news came on the radio.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
The family was able to enroll Hudson in a health plan through Critzer's husband's workplace, which has a 60-day enrollment window.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of husband

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