enbyfriend

noun
/ˈɛnbiˌfɹɛnd/US

Etymology

From enby + friend, modeled after girlfriend and boyfriend.

  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. compounded as enbyfriend — “enby + friend

Definitions

  1. A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

    • She felt a surge of hope, of warmth, that her beautiful enbyfriend could still pull this off, even compromised by Cryos.
    • A person who's on good terms with their exes is probably a better human being and a better potential boyfriend/girlfriend/enbyfriend than someone who hates all their exes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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