boyfriend

boyfriend
boy‧friend S3 /ˈbɔɪfrend/ noun [countable]
a man that you are having a romantic relationship with ⇨ girlfriend
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Josh was my first boyfriend.
   ▪ partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the same benefits that married couples get. | Partners are also welcome.
   ▪ fiancé the man whom a woman is going to marry: Her fiancé was killed in the war.
   ▪ lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them: A few nights later, they became lovers.
   ▪ ex informal a woman’s former husband or boyfriend: Her ex has caused a lot of trouble for her.
   ▪ old flame informal someone who was your boyfriend in the past: In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of her old flames.
   ▪ man informal a woman’s husband or boyfriend: She’ll always stand by her man.
   ▪ sweetheart old-fashioned the person that you love: They were childhood sweethearts.
   ▪ beau old-fashioned a woman’s boyfriend or lover - a very old-fashioned use: Does she have a beau?
   ▪ toy boy informal humorous a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman: A woman with a toy boy gets a lot more disapproving looks than a man with a younger woman.
   ▪ sugar daddy informal an older man who gives a younger woman presents and money in return for their company and often for sex: I can imagine her cashing checks from some mysterious sugar daddy.
   ▪ be going out with somebody if you are going out with a boy or man, you have him as your boyfriend: She’s been going out with Jack for a couple of months.
    ⇨ girlfriend