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NOUN | 1 | boy, male child | A youthful male person |
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2 | boy | A friendly informal reference to a grown man | |
3 | boy, son | A male human offspring | |
4 | boy | (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man |
Sounds | boy' |
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Rhymes | busboy, carboy, cowboy, and 6 more rhymes in boy at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A youthful male person. |
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Examples | "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" |
Synonyms | male child |
Narrower | altar boy; ball boy; bat boy; cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy; boy scout; farm boy; Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy; plowboy, ploughboy; schoolboy; shop boy |
Broader | male, male person |
Contrary | female child, girl, little girl |
Meaning | A friendly informal reference to a grown man. |
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Examples | "he likes to play golf with the boys" |
Narrower | broth of a boy, broth of a man; one of the boys |
Broader | man, adult male |
Meaning | A male human offspring. |
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Examples | "his boy is taller than he is" |
Synonyms | son |
Narrower | Junior, Jr, Jnr; mother's boy, mamma's boy, mama's boy; Esau |
Broader | male offspring, man-child |
Contrary | daughter, girl |
Meaning | (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man. |
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Examples | "get out of my way, boy" |
Broader | Black man |