English word boyfriend comes from English friend, English boy
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| friend | English (en) | (transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.. (informal) An object or idea that can [...] |
| boy | English (en) | (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage). To use the word boy to refer to someone (US, slang) Heroin. [from 20th c.]. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker. [from 17th c.]. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.. (historical, military) A former low rank of various [...] |
| boyfriend | English (en) | A male friend.. A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. |