Boy
Boy noun - A male romantic companion.
Usage example: their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Swain
Swain noun - A male romantic companion.
Usage example: a romanticized portrait of a bygone era of beauteous Southern belles and their gallant swains
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Swain and Boy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/swain
Boy & Swain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/swain>.
Swain or Boy. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/swain.
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