1
as in kid
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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2
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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Noun
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Often, wealthy parents pay Riley, a director and senior admissions consultant at Ivy Academic Prep, to help guide their kids when applying for college.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
30 June 2025 -
Admission is free for kids 12 and under Saturday and Sunday this year.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors accused Read, 45, of hitting her boyfriend John O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and leaving him to die during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Quintero’s testimony against her boyfriend got her a reduced sentence of 13 years.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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In his block was another teenager — Elie Wiesel — who would go on to write about his experience in the Holocaust in the memoir Night and later received the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The song includes a dig at ex-husband Offset and name-drops her new beau New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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And on Sunday, Garner got some love from longtime beau Miller, who planted a kiss on the 13 Going on 30 actress following her final mile.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Three other local lads have benefited from the high-tech training facility funded by owner-chairman Tony Bloom and opened in 2014, three years after Brighton opened their 32,000-seater Amex Stadium.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Other research shows that up to 22% of the children and adolescents also struggle with disordered eating.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, a group of adolescents run wild in the forest.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
Noun
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At Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga., doctors determined that the toddler — who was born with only one kidney — was falling into multiple organ failure with his heart, liver and kidney shutting down.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Two toddlers sitting down at table eating watermelon.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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