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Boyfriend

🔄 Synonyms of "Boyfriend"

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fellownoun(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
swainnoun(poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
beaunoun(dated, US, Canada) A male lover; a boyfriend.
young mannounA term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.

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beaunoun(dated, US, Canada) A male lover; a boyfriend.
fellownoun(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
swainnoun(poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
young mannounA term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.
girlfriendnounA female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
mannounAn adult male human.
ex-boyfriendnounA former boyfriend.
boynounA male child.
blokenoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
lovernounOne who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
dudenoun(chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.
sweetienoun(often as a term of address) A person who is much loved.
babenoun(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from 20th c.]
fianceenounAlternative spelling of fiancée. [(formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.]
sweetheartnounA person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
fiancéenoun(formal, somewhat dated) A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
darlingnounOften used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
fiancenounAlternative spelling of fiancé. [A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.]
fiancénounA man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.
groomnounA man who is about to marry.

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