boyfriendn.

Brit.

/ˈbɔɪfrɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, friend n.

Etymology: < boy n.¹ + friend n. Compare girlfriend n.

1. A boy who is a (close) friend; a boyhood friend. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1822 Manch. Iris 5 Oct. 286/1 These boy-friends were parted; and became men at last.

1847 G. Lippard Washington & his Generals vi. ii. 501 That syllable..spoke to him of the happy days of old,..of two boys who were sworn friends... For that name was the familiar diminutive which George had often whispered in the ears of his boy-friend.

1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin iv. 41 He went on ahead with his boy-friend.

1938 E. L. Masters Mark Twain 18 His boy friend Will Bowen, one of the Tom Sawyer gang, was in bed with the disease.

2. A male with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a male partner or lover.Used of a male member of an unmarried couple, in some contexts esp. a young couple whose relationship is conducted on a relatively casual basis.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > male lover

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specialc1425

servitorc1450

love-lad1586

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inamorato1592

swainc1592

gentleman friend1667

enamorado1677

spark1707

beau?1720

Johnny1726

man friend1736

feller1842

novio1843

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square-pusher1890

stud1895

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lover mana1905

boyfriend1906

daddy1912

lover-boy1925

sheikh1925

sweetback1929

sweet man1942

older man1951

boyf1990

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specific male sweetheart

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querido1898

boyfriend1906

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mi'jito1990

1906 Times 23 Nov. 3/4 Between ourselves it [sc. a letter] was from a boy friend of hers. I fancy they had a little tiff.

1909 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. 330 The young ladies..meet their boy-friends at all hours and places.

1929 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Lightning ii. 53 ‘Who is this Pilbeam?’ he demanded. ‘Pretty much the Boy Friend, I take it, what?’

1953 E. Taylor Sleeping Beauty ix. 156 Boy-friend of my mother's just come in.

1968 ‘A. D'Arcangelo’ Homosexual Handbk. 45 You know the usual picture; a pin-headed muscle cushion and his boy friend, the wispy genius in bifocals.

1994 C. Keatley My Mother said I never Should (new ed.) p. xi Margaret..is trying to argue with her daughter, who has had first sex with her boyfriend.

2004 Company Mar. 62/1 My boyfriend..and I moved to London three years ago. Renting meant throwing money away so we decided to buy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boyfriend
释义	boyfriendn. Brit. /ˈbɔɪfrɛnd/, U.S. /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, friend n. Etymology: < boy n.¹ + friend n. Compare girlfriend n. 1. A boy who is a (close) friend; a boyhood friend. Now rare. ΚΠ 1822 Manch. Iris 5 Oct. 286/1 These boy-friends were parted; and became men at last. 1847 G. Lippard Washington & his Generals vi. ii. 501 That syllable..spoke to him of the happy days of old,..of two boys who were sworn friends... For that name was the familiar diminutive which George had often whispered in the ears of his boy-friend. 1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin iv. 41 He went on ahead with his boy-friend. 1938 E. L. Masters Mark Twain 18 His boy friend Will Bowen, one of the Tom Sawyer gang, was in bed with the disease. 2. A male with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship; a male partner or lover.Used of a male member of an unmarried couple, in some contexts esp. a young couple whose relationship is conducted on a relatively casual basis. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > male lover servantc1405 specialc1425 servitorc1450 love-lad1586 young man1589 inamorato1592 swainc1592 gentleman friend1667 enamorado1677 spark1707 beau?1720 Johnny1726 man friend1736 feller1842 novio1843 soupirant1849 fella1874 man1874 fellow1878 square-pusher1890 stud1895 papa1896 lover mana1905 boyfriend1906 daddy1912 lover-boy1925 sheikh1925 sweetback1929 sweet man1942 older man1951 boyf1990 the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specific male sweetheart fancy man1834 querido1898 boyfriend1906 boyf1990 mi'jito1990 1906 Times 23 Nov. 3/4 Between ourselves it [sc. a letter] was from a boy friend of hers. I fancy they had a little tiff. 1909 G. W. E. Russell Coll. & Recoll. 330 The young ladies..meet their boy-friends at all hours and places. 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Lightning ii. 53 ‘Who is this Pilbeam?’ he demanded. ‘Pretty much the Boy Friend, I take it, what?’ 1953 E. Taylor Sleeping Beauty ix. 156 Boy-friend of my mother's just come in. 1968 ‘A. D'Arcangelo’ Homosexual Handbk. 45 You know the usual picture; a pin-headed muscle cushion and his boy friend, the wispy genius in bifocals. 1994 C. Keatley My Mother said I never Should (new ed.) p. xi Margaret..is trying to argue with her daughter, who has had first sex with her boyfriend. 2004 Company Mar. 62/1 My boyfriend..and I moved to London three years ago. Renting meant throwing money away so we decided to buy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1822
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