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# boyfriend

noun (a boyfriend, boyfriends)

«boyfriend» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A boyfriend is a boy or man that someone is in a romantic relationship with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life teenagers and adults talk about their boyfriend; in stories a character may «have a boyfriend». It is a personal, family-life word. Phrases: her boyfriend, his boyfriend, my boyfriend, ex-boyfriend.

### Examples

- My sister's boyfriend came for Sunday lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x1)
- Auntie Jo and her boyfriend went to Ireland on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x2)
- Her boyfriend gave her flowers on her birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x3)
- He introduced his boyfriend to the family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x4)
- My cousin's ex-boyfriend still sends her birthday cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x5)
- The film is about a girl who meets her boyfriend at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun, written as one word. The female pair is «girlfriend». A boy who is just a friend is usually called «a friend», not «a boyfriend».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «boyfriend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boyfriend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«boyfriend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boyfriend.html) on Mova free.