Boy

/bɔɪ/ · noun

Meaning

A male child..

Definitions by Sense

1. A male child.
2. (loosely, informal) A young man.
3. (loosely, diminutive, especially with a possessive) A son of any age.
4. (loosely, endearing, diminutive) A male human younger than the speaker.
5. (loosely, informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
6. (loosely, obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
7. (loosely, now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
8. (loosely, now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.

Example Sentences

Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.

The ſtretes of the cite alſo ſhalbe full of yonge boyes and damſelles, playnge vpon the ſtretes.

I find I was mistaken in the sex, it is a boy.

Ah! happy years! once more who would not be a boy?

"He is not quite a baby, Alfred," said Ellen, "though he is only a big stupid boy. We have made him miserable enough. Let us leave him alone."

Girls were offered baby dolls, princesses and sexy fashion figures; the boys section had superheroes, building blocks, science kits and dinosaurs.

The boy who made headlines when he was photographed hugging an officer during a 2014 protest against police brutality is missing after his family’s SUV plunged 100 feet off a coastal highway in California, officials said Wednesday.

Kate is dating a boy named Jim.

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Antonyms for boy

Related Words

Word Forms

• boys
• boyz
• boi
• boying
• boyed

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