Boyfriend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɐmˌɪdiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌlblɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌlblɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɐmˌɪdiːn/.

Examples

if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

young man fellow swain beau

Parts of Speech

noun	a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman “if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freund

ein Mann, der ein Mädchen oder eine junge Frau liebt

🇫🇷French

petit ami

un homme qui est l'amant d'une fille ou d'une jeune femme

🇪🇸Spanish

novio

un hombre que es el amante de una niña o una mujer joven

🇮🇹Italian

fidanzato

un uomo che è l'amante di una ragazza o di una giovane donna

🇳🇱Dutch

vriend

een man die de minnaar is van een meisje of jonge vrouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

namorado

um homem que é amante de uma menina ou jovem

🇷🇺Russian

парень

мужчина, любовник девушки или молодой женщины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोस्त

वह पुरुष जो किसी लड़की या युवती का प्रेमी हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রেমিক

একজন পুরুষ যিনি একটি মেয়ে বা যুবতীর প্রেমিক

🇮🇳Tamil

காதலன்

ஒரு பெண் அல்லது இளம் பெண்ணின் காதலனாக இருக்கும் ஒரு ஆண்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రియుడు

ఒక అమ్మాయి లేదా యువతిని ప్రేమించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रियकर

एक माणूस जो मुलीचा किंवा तरुणीचा प्रियकर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોયફ્રેન્ડ

એક માણસ જે છોકરી અથવા યુવતીનો પ્રેમી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೆಳೆಯ

ಹುಡುಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಯುವತಿಯ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാമുകൻ

ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടിയുടെയോ യുവതിയുടെയോ കാമുകനായ ഒരു പുരുഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਆਏਫ੍ਰੈਂਡ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕੁੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਟਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوائے فرینڈ

ایک آدمی جو لڑکی یا نوجوان عورت کا عاشق ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

男朋友

一个女孩或年轻女子的情人的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

彼氏

少女または若い女性の恋人である男性

🇰🇷Korean

남자 친구

여자나 젊은 여자를 사랑하는 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạn trai

một người đàn ông là người yêu của một cô gái hoặc một phụ nữ trẻ

🇹🇭Thai

แฟน

ผู้ชายที่เป็นคนรักของหญิงสาวหรือหญิงสาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pacar

seorang pria yang merupakan kekasih seorang gadis atau wanita muda

🇵🇭Filipino

kasintahan

isang lalaki na manliligaw ng isang babae o dalaga

🇲🇾Malay

teman lelaki

seorang lelaki yang menjadi kekasih seorang gadis atau wanita muda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صديقها

الرجل الذي يحب فتاة أو شابة

🇮🇷Persian

دوست پسر

مردی که عاشق یک دختر یا زن جوان است

🇹🇷Turkish

erkek arkadaş

bir kızın veya genç bir kadının sevgilisi olan erkek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶחָבֵר

גבר שהוא מאהב של בחורה או אישה צעירה

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The primary meaning of 'boyfriend' is 'a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman'.

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