boy

boy

noun, often attributive \ˈbȯi\

Definition of BOY

1

often offensive : a male servant

2

a : a male child from birth to adulthood b : son c : an immature male <separate the men from the boys> <boy genius> d : sweetheart, beau

3

a : one native to a given place <local boy> b : fellow, person <the boys at the office> c —used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <boy, what a game>

— boy·hood \-ˌhu̇d\ noun

— boy·ish \-ish\ adjective

— boy·ish·ly adverb

— boy·ish·ness noun

Examples of BOY

1. It's a boy! She gave birth to a baby boy this morning.
2. a nine-year-old boy named David
3. Okay, boys and girls, it's time to play a game.
4. Is this your little boy?
5. That's my boy! Good job, Son.
6. a group of teenage boys
7. My parents want me to meet a nice boy and get married.
8. Don't be so hard on him. He's just a boy.
9. a poor boy from the north
10. Wait till the boys back home hear about this!

Origin of BOY

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to BOY

Synonyms: boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, nipper, shaveling, shaver, sonny, stripling, tad, youth

Related Words: adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddle

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