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as in kid
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Recent Examples of boy
Behind the arrogant exterior, though, lies a caring, emotional boy eager to be loved and with a secret that’s haunting him.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The couple, who share a baby boy together, honored the tradition of jumping the broom after sealing it all with a kiss.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The wide receiver, who has been playing for the Chiefs since 2022, and Erica welcomed their first baby together, a boy named Zion Lee Watson, on April 12, 2023.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The Cocco di Mamma, or mama’s boy, wears an oversize Prince of Wales coat.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Usman’s twin boys were among more than 55,000 children receiving therapeutic food in Borno before the program was abruptly ended earlier this year, following a US funding cut, according to Mercy Corps, which operated three outpatient nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
This week, a gentle, pale boy is presenting on Martin Lindauer, who made foundational observations about scout bees—the bees who search out sites to build new hives.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Internet users have lauded the young boy's excuse, leading to more than 2,150 comments on the viral TikTok post so far.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The couple, who share a baby boy together, honored the tradition of jumping the broom after sealing it all with a kiss.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The wide receiver, who has been playing for the Chiefs since 2022, and Erica welcomed their first baby together, a boy named Zion Lee Watson, on April 12, 2023.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The Cocco di Mamma, or mama’s boy, wears an oversize Prince of Wales coat.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Usman’s twin boys were among more than 55,000 children receiving therapeutic food in Borno before the program was abruptly ended earlier this year, following a US funding cut, according to Mercy Corps, which operated three outpatient nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
This week, a gentle, pale boy is presenting on Martin Lindauer, who made foundational observations about scout bees—the bees who search out sites to build new hives.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Internet users have lauded the young boy's excuse, leading to more than 2,150 comments on the viral TikTok post so far.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
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Your child isn't just competing with the kid next door for college admission or job opportunities.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And anxiety about our kids and our grandkids.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Its trailer, debuting exclusively in Variety, opens to Laura’s arrival at the village with her mother who has taken Laura to live with her and her boyfriend plus his young daughters.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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When the team won the AFC Championships in January 2025, Esposito posted a celebratory TikTok expressing her excitement at attending her boyfriend's third Super Bowl together.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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In 15- to 18-year-old junior tournaments, college coaches walk the course wearing their school polos while teenagers chase scholarships.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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For me, discovering it as a teenager, no book has had a deeper impact on my life as a reader, writer, or listener — Mystery Train remains a revelation of how many secrets a great song can tell.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Apparently, someone had sent her longtime beau Slade an embarrassing tape of a song that Tamra had recorded, badly, in a studio at some point in the past.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Three of City’s greatest-ever players in Mike Summerbee, Neil Young and Francis Lee were born in or close to Manchester and seven City players in a 1985 derby were local lads.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Siiiiing me a soooong of a lad that is gooooone!—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yanez's clip has been viewed more than 597,000 times and TikTok users are obsessed with the toddler's hair in the comments.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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