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Definition of boy
1a : a male child from birth to adulthoodb : sonc : an immature male separate the men from the boys boy geniusd : sweetheart, beau
2 often offensive : a male servant
3a : one native to a given place local boyb : fellow, person the boys at the officec —used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling boy, what a game
boyishly
adverbboyishness
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Examples of boy in a Sentence
It's a boy! She gave birth to a baby boy this morning.
a nine-year-old boy named David
Okay, boys and girls, it's time to play a game.
Is this your little boy?
That's my boy! Good job, Son.
a group of teenage boys
My parents want me to meet a nice boy and get married.
Don't be so hard on him. He's just a boy.
a poor boy from the north
Wait till the boys back home hear about this!
Origin and Etymology of boy
Middle English
BOY Defined for English Language Learners
boy
playDefinition of boy for English Language Learners
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: a male child
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: a young man
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: a usually young man from a specified kind of place
BOY Defined for Kids
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