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Pronunciation / Transliteration: boyfrend
"वह अपने बॉयफ्रेंड के साथ बाहर गई है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A regular male romantic or sexual partner.
"She went to the cinema with her boyfriend." - 2
A male friend (used primarily by children or in specific informal contexts).
"He is just a boy friend from school, not a romantic partner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English words 'boy' (from Old English boi, meaning a servant or male child) and 'friend' (from Old English frēond, meaning one attached to another by affection). The compound term emerged in the 20th century to specifically designate a romantic male partner.
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petit ami
Transliteration: pə.tit a.mi
"Elle est sortie avec son petit ami ce weekend."
Freund
Transliteration: fʁɔɪnt
"Er ist mein neuer Freund."
fidanzato
Transliteration: fi.danˈdzaː.to
"Il suo fidanzato le ha regalato dei fiori."
novio
Transliteration: ˈno.βjo
"Mi novio vive en la misma ciudad."
namorado
Transliteration: nɐ.maˈɾa.du
"Ela comprou um presente para o namorado dela."
बॉयफ्रेंड
Transliteration: boyfrend
"वह अपने बॉयफ्रेंड के साथ बाहर गई है।"
男朋友
Transliteration: nán péng you
"她的男朋友是一名医生。"
남자친구
Transliteration: nam-ja-chin-gu
"저는 어제 남자친구와 영화를 봤어요."
彼氏
Transliteration: kareshi
"彼女には優しそうな彼氏がいます。"
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