Home › Words › T › theyfriendtheyfriend/ˈðeɪfɹɛnd/theyfriend · noun — A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).theyfriend is pronounced /ˈðeɪfɹɛnd/.EtymologyFrom they + friend, modelled after boyfriend and girlfriend.nounA non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.e.g.“She'd never had a boyfriend or girlfriend or theyfriend, not in her entire life.” — 2018, Talia Hibbert, Wanna Bet? (Dirty British Romance; 2), [United Kingdom]: Nixon House, →ISBN:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).