Thesaurus: boy
A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
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Definitions
- n. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
- v. t. To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
- n. a youthful male person
- n. a friendly informal reference to a grown man
- n. a male human offspring
- n. (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
- A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, ason.My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott.
- n:100 n. a friendly informal reference to a grown man n. (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man