EGAVE

boy

About 64.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Bodo (Central Africa).
  2. noun A male child. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.
  3. noun A young man.
    Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
  4. noun A son of any age.
  5. noun A male human younger than the speaker.
  6. noun A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
    boys' club
  7. noun A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
  8. noun A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly: A younger such worker. A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. A male camp follower.

Similar words

child son male child lad laddie kiddo man sonny bloke him

Often followed by

who and was in of to is had with

Word family

boyhood boyhoods boyish boyishly boyishness boyishnesses boys

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