boyfriend

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• General-American: /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/
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• General-American: /ˈbɔɪfɹənd/
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• CMU ARPABET: B OY1 F R EH2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English boyfriend From boy + friend.

227 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: kêrel — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Albanian: dashur — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Albanian: dashnor — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: خَلِيل (ḵalīl) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: رَفِيق (rafīq) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: حَبِيب (ḥabīb) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: صْحاب (ṣḥæb) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Armenian: ընկեր (ənker) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Azerbaijani: oynaş — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Azerbaijani: sevgili — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Azerbaijani: istəkli — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Basque: mutil-lagun — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: каха́нак (kaxának) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: хло́пец (xlópjec) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: ся́бар (sjábar) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Belarusian: пры́яцель (prýjacjelʹ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Bengali: প্রেমিক (premik) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Bulgarian: га́дже (gádže) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Bulgarian: прия́тел (prijátel) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Bulgarian: момче́ (momčé) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Burmese: ရည်းစား (rany:ca:) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Catalan: xicot — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Catalan: nòvio — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Chechen: тӏехьийза кӏант (tʼeḥriı̇za kʼant) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Cantonese: 男朋友 (naam4 pang4 jau5) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Cantonese: 條仔 /条仔 (tiu4 jai2) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 男朋友 (nánpéngyou) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Chinese Mandarin: 對象 /对象 (duìxiàng) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Czech: přítel — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Czech: kluk — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Czech: milenec — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Danish: kæreste — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Dutch: vriend — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Dutch: lief — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Elfdalian: tjärest — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Elfdalian: flaks — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Esperanto: koramiko — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Estonian: poiss — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Estonian: poissõber — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Estonian: kavaler — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Faroese: sjeikur — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: poikaystävä — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: poikakaveri — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Finnish: miesystävä — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: mon/ton/son ami — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: petit ami — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: mon/ton/son copain — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: petit copain — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: chum — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: mec — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: keum — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: chéri — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: compagnon — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: partenaire — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: amoureux — male partner in a romantic relationship
• French: sigisbée — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Galician: noivo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Galician: mozo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული (šeq̇varebuli) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული ბიჭი (šeq̇varebuli bič̣i) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი ბიჭი (megobari bič̣i) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: შეყვარებული მამაკაცი (šeq̇varebuli mamaḳaci) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი კაცი (megobari ḳaci) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: მეგობარი მამაკაცი (megobari mamaḳaci) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Georgian: ბოიფრენდი (boiprendi) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• German: mein/dein/ihr/sein Freund — male partner in a romantic relationship
• German: Boyfriend — male partner in a romantic relationship
• German: fester Freund — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Greek: γκόμενος (gkómenos) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Greek: αγόρι (agóri) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Greenlandic: angutaat — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hebrew: חבר \ חָבֵר (khavér) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: बॉयफ़्रेंड (bŏyfreṇḍ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: प्रेमी (premī) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: साथी (sāthī) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: प्रिय (priya) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: पुरुष मित्र (puruṣ mitra) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: मित्र (mitra) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Hindi: दोस्त — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Icelandic: kærasti — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ido: amoratulo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Interlingua: nuptio — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Irish: stócach — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Irish: buachaill — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Italian: ragazzo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Italian: fidanzato — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: カレ (kare) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: 彼 (kare) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: 彼氏 (kareshi) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: カレシ (kareshi) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Japanese: ボーイフレンド (bōifurendo) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Kapampangan: tau — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Kapampangan: irug — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Khmer: មិត្តប្រុស (mɨt proh) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 남자친구 (namjachin'gu) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 남친 (namchin) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Korean: 애인 (aein) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Lao: ຜູ້ບ່າວ (phū bāo) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amāns — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amātor — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amīculus — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Latin: amīcus — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: vaikinas — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Lithuanian: draugas — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Louisiana Creole: lamour — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Louisiana Creole: bo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Louisiana Creole: kalin — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Louisiana Creole: boyfrìnn — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Luxembourgish: Frënd — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Macedonian: момче (momče) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Macedonian: дечко (dečko) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Macedonian: пријател (prijatel) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Malagasy: sipa — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Malay: teman lelaki — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Marathi: बॉयफ्रेंड (bŏyaphreṇḍa) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Mongolian: найз банди (najz bandi) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Navajo: hweʼeshkii — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Norman: galant — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjæreste — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærast — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjæraste — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Old Tupi: aba'yba — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Iranian Persian: دوسْتپِسَر (dust-pesar) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Iranian Persian: حَبیب (habib) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: chłopak — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: sympatia — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Polish: przyjaciel — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Portuguese: namorado — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Romanian: prieten — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Romanian: iubit — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Romanian: amant — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Romansh: marus — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: кавале́р (kavalér) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: друг (drug) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: па́рень (párenʹ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: бойфре́нд (bojfrɛ́nd) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: ухажёр (uxažór) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: прия́тель (prijátelʹ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: дружо́к (družók) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Russian: молодой человек (molodoj čelovek) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Northern Sami: irgi — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: де̏чко — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: при̏јатељ — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: dȅčko — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Serbo-Croatian: prȉjatelj — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovak: priateľ — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovene: fant — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Slovene: prijatelj — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Lower Sorbian: pśijaśel — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: novio — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: pololo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: enamorado — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: chongo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: jevo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Spanish: gebo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Swahili: mpenzi — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: pojkvän — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: kille — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Swedish: käraste — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tagalog: nobyo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: дӯстписар (düstpisar) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: маҳбуб (mahbub) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tajik: маъшуқ (ma'šuq) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Thai: แฟน (fɛɛn) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tibetan: དགའ་རོགས (dga' rogs) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Tok Pisin: boipren — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Turkish: erkek arkadaş — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Turkish: sevgili — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: коха́ний (koxányj) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: па́рубок (párubok) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: хло́пець (xlópecʹ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: друг (druh) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Ukrainian: при́ятель (prýjatelʹ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: بای فْرینْڈ (bāī frenḍ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: بوائے فَرینْڈ (boe farenḍ) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Urdu: حَبِیب (habīb) — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Venetan: moros — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Venetan: moroxo — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Vietnamese: bạn trai — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Vietnamese: người yêu — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Walloon: galant — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Walloon: madjopin — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Welsh: cariad — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Welsh: sboner — male partner in a romantic relationship
• Arabic: صَدِيق (ṣadīq) — male friend
• Arabic: رَفِيق (rafīq) — male friend
• Arabic: زَمِيل (zamīl) — male friend
• Armenian: ընկեր (ənker) — male friend
• Catalan: amic — male friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 男的朋友 (nán de péngyou) — male friend
• Czech: přítel — male friend
• Czech: kamarád — male friend
• Esperanto: amikiĉo — male friend
• Esperanto: viramiko — male friend
• Finnish: kaveri — male friend
• Finnish: ystävä — male friend
• French: un ami — male friend
• French: un copain — male friend
• German: Freund — male friend
• Hebrew: חבר \ חָבֵר (khavér) — male friend
• Icelandic: vinur — male friend
• Ido: amikulo — male friend
• Italian: amico — male friend
• Kapampangan: lalaking kaluguran — male friend
• Korean: 남사친 (namsachin) — male friend
• Latin: amīcus — male friend
• Lithuanian: draugas — male friend
• Luxembourgish: Frënd — male friend
• Malay: teman lelaki — male friend
• Malay: kawan lelaki — male friend
• Marathi: मित्र (mitra) — male friend
• Norwegian Bokmål: venn — male friend
• Polish: przyjaciel — male friend
• Polish: kumpel — male friend
• Portuguese: amigo — male friend
• Romanian: prieten — male friend
• Romanian: amic — male friend
• Russian: друг (drug) — male friend
• Russian: прия́тель (prijátelʹ) — male friend
• Russian: това́рищ (továrišč) — male friend
• Spanish: amigo — male friend
• Swedish: killkompis — male friend
• Turkish: arkadaş — male friend
• Venetan: amigo — male friend
• Volapük: hiflen (see flen) — male friend