Word a Day
boyfriend
What does boyfriend mean?
boyfriend (noun): a male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use boyfriend in a sentence?
- I was playing the drums and my boyfriend was playing the electric guitar. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce boyfriend?
/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does boyfriend come from?
From boy + friend.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of boyfriend?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “boyfriend”?
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What does “boyfriend” mean?
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Not quite: that's what award means.
a component that is added to something to improve it
Not quite: that's what addition means.
a male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship
Right! That's what “boyfriend” means.
a paved part of road, usually in a village or a town
Not quite: that's what street means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “boyfriend”?
game
Not quite: game means something else.
city
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beau
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team
Not quite: team means something else.
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