"BF" meaning in English

See BF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-BF.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-BF.wav Forms: B.F. [alternative], bf [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BF
  1. Initialism of Burkina Faso. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Burkina Faso
    Sense id: en-BF-en-name-DNeH5XFj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 5 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 13 28
  2. (video games) Initialism of Battlefield, an FPS video game series. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Battlefield (extra: an FPS video game series)
    Sense id: en-BF-en-name-L9la2xN2 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Video games Topics: video-games
  3. (Philippines, colloquial) Ellipsis of BF Homes. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis Alternative form of: BF Homes
    Sense id: en-BF-en-name-Mb7XF~nQ Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 38 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 19 12 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 5 7 28 3 7 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 5 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 35 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 17 22

Noun

Audio: En-au-BF.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-BF.wav Forms: BFs [plural], B.F. [alternative], bf [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} BF (countable and uncountable, plural BFs)
  1. (countable) Initialism of boyfriend. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: boyfriend Hypernyms: SO Related terms: bf [alternative] Coordinate_terms: GF
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-KUq6wpSF
  2. (countable) Initialism of best friend. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: best friend Related terms (best friend): BFF, BFFL
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-Ysh0ZXo5 Disambiguation of 'best friend': 3 94 1 1 1 1 1 1
  3. (countable, slang, dated) Initialism of bloody fool. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, slang Alternative form of: bloody fool
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-GcnbN0Ig
  4. (countable) Initialism of bisexual female. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: bisexual female
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-ym-KZGJF
  5. (countable, in personal ads) Initialism of black female. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: black female Coordinate_terms: BM, WF
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-nWXS-Hnu
  6. (uncountable) Initialism of bodyfat. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: bodyfat
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-H8cOx4ox
  7. (countable) Initialism of booking fee. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: booking fee
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-OQWXyQiW
  8. (uncountable) Initialism of breastfeeding. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: breastfeeding
    Sense id: en-BF-en-noun-T5AwAJpq

Verb

Audio: En-au-BF.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-BF.wav Forms: BFs [present, singular, third-person], BFing [participle, present], BF'ing [participle, present], BFed [participle, past], BFed [past], BF'd [participle, past], BF'd [past], B.F. [alternative], bf [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|+|past2=BF'd|pres_ptc2=BF'ing}} BF (third-person singular simple present BFs, present participle BFing or BF'ing, simple past and past participle BFed or BF'd)
  1. Initialism of breastfeed or its inflections. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: breastfeed or its inflections
    Sense id: en-BF-en-verb-mPOCS18y

Verb

Audio: En-au-BF.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-BF.wav Forms: B.F. [alternative], bf [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} BF
  1. Initialism of brought forward. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: brought forward
    Sense id: en-BF-en-verb-FT6n5Xcx Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 5 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 13 28

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "B.F.",
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    },
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          "ref": "1939, Cecil Day-Lewis, Child of Misfortune:",
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        "(countable, slang, dated) Initialism of bloody fool."
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        "(countable) Initialism of bisexual female."
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        "(countable, in personal ads) Initialism of black female."
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        "(uncountable) Initialism of bodyfat."
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        "(countable) Initialism of booking fee."
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          "word": "breastfeeding"
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          "ref": "2002 April 9, Moe, “BF in UK”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "Am I the only one here?? Whenever I start feeding Matthew I feel like I'm making others uncomfortable.",
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          "text": "I've BF'd *everywhere* - partly because I have little choice if I don' twant^([sic]) to be locked in a hotel room, and if anyone gives me a \"look\" at all, it's a smile, tho probably not due to BF but to the baby I'm carrying.",
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          "ref": "2006 September 19, Irrational Number, “Need Advice: Breastfeeding with 3 older (13+) stepson's^([sic])”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "Then, practice breastfeeding in front of the mirror so that you don't show too much flesh. Yes, BF is natural and good, but you don't have to flash everyone all the time. ;)",
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        "(uncountable) Initialism of breastfeeding."
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          "extra": "an FPS video game series",
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          "text": "Now I am sitting here 6 months on, and he is still breastfeeding and I hate that I have absolutely no support (other then from DH who is GREAT) and I have no other mum around who has BFed more then 6 months. I feel so alone and isolated (I know that sounds stupid) I have no one I can talk to about it as its considered wierd to BFed this long.",
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          "text": "I've BF'd *everywhere* - partly because I have little choice if I don' twant^([sic]) to be locked in a hotel room, and if anyone gives me a \"look\" at all, it's a smile, tho probably not due to BF but to the baby I'm carrying.",
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          "ref": "2005 February 16, Marie, “More Weight Gain Woes :-(”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "See if you are already meeting all the criteria for successfully BF'ing your DD.",
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          "text": "I didn't know how to BF until I did it either. I had never seen anyone BF, yet it came very naturally to me and I nursed both my children (ds until he was 13 months and refused and dd until she was 2.5).",
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