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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
The Wilson brothers [Owen and Luke] are Dallas boys.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Even a little boy walked up to her and asked to give her a hug.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Often younger boys seeking out advice maybe from older people on the forums.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Corona del Mar’s boys volleyball team recently suffered a couple of losses in the Sunset League.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
Research has linked phthalates with reproductive problems such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy star in this latest John Hughes’ teenage melodrama about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the country club who fall for each other.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Picnic detritus surrounds our little camp, and my two boys are wrestling not far away.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
McCray, investigators said, fired into the vehicle after the driver instead reversed into Robinson’s car, striking Sanchez, a mother of two boys, in the back of the head.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Even a little boy walked up to her and asked to give her a hug.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Often younger boys seeking out advice maybe from older people on the forums.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Corona del Mar’s boys volleyball team recently suffered a couple of losses in the Sunset League.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
Research has linked phthalates with reproductive problems such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy star in this latest John Hughes’ teenage melodrama about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks and a boy from the country club who fall for each other.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Picnic detritus surrounds our little camp, and my two boys are wrestling not far away.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
McCray, investigators said, fired into the vehicle after the driver instead reversed into Robinson’s car, striking Sanchez, a mother of two boys, in the back of the head.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
Noun
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One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And kids were harmed and kids died.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Li, who was found shot to death outside his apartment in San Gabriel, was Yan Wang's boyfriend at the time, according to the DA's Office.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fernandez’s boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death in 2018, and his automatic appeal petition is currently pending in California Supreme Court.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to attorneys, Coleman, his teammate, and two other teenagers were passing around a gun for fun when it was accidentally fired.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The core audience is not teenagers.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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The 32-year-old Opa-locka native went so far as to write a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian requesting leniency before her former beau’s sentencing.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The song comes alongside a video, shot by Michael Grant, which features a beaming Bey cozied up with an apparent beau in a bucket hat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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And all because of stories this very best lad had written!—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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An adolescent with severe menstrual pain and vomiting may first present to a pediatrician.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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As an adolescent in the Bay area, Celebrini spent a lot of time at the Warriors practice facility with his father, getting close to an NBA team filled with household names.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several days later, his pregnant wife, Ruth, throws their toddler into the car and drops off the ransom, and Carl is returned home, more or less whole but emotionally damaged beyond repair.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kellen Matwick’s great-grandfather naturalized when his daughter was a toddler.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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