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boyfriendhood

noun

Etymology

From boyfriend + -hood.

  1. derived from *preyH-✻ — “to please; to love”
  2. inherited from *frijōndz✻ — “friend, loved one”
  3. inherited from *friund✻
  4. inherited from frēond
  5. inherited from freend
  6. formed as boyfriend — “boy + friend”
  7. suffixed as boyfriendhood — “boyfriend + hood”

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a boyfriend.

    • This made me think how glad I was that I was free from the responsibilities of fatherhood; for the moment even free from the responsibilities of boyfriendhood.
    • “Logan MacLeod is the least likely candidate for boyfriendhood of any man in the entire world.” She raised an eyebrow at me, and I flushed again when I realized I'd practically shouted it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for boyfriendhood. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA