boy

Meanings

Plural: boys, boyz

Noun

• a youthful male person
  • "the baby was a boy"
  • "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"
  • "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
• a friendly informal reference to a grown man
  • "he likes to play golf with the boys"
• a male human offspring
  • "his boy is taller than he is"
• (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
  • "get out of my way, boy"
• A human male child.
• A son of any age.
• A male human younger than the speaker.
• A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
• A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
• A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
• A younger such worker.
• A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
• A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
• A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
• A male camp follower.
• A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly
• Any non-white male, regardless of age.
• A male friend.
• A male submissive.
• A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
• A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
• Heroin.
• A male (tree, gene, etc).

Intj

• Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

Verb

• To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

Synonyms

bhoy, boy, boykin, boyo, brat, callant, chap, chav, feely-omi, guy, heroin, knave, lad, little boy, male child, man child, manling, manservant, mate, page, pillicock, sapling, shaveling, son, sonny, springald, squirt, stripling, yob, younker, youth

Antonyms

daughter, female child, girl, man

Related Words

oh boy

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