der Freund

1. friend
2. boyfriend
3. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature)

Freund (and Freundin) may refer to either a platonic friend or a romantic partner. When used in the singular with a possessive (mein Freund, ihr Freund, etc.), the word usually has a romantic implication, unless the context suggests otherwise.

Most derived terms, such as befreundet or Freundschaft, are restricted to the platonic sense, however.