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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
No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Gordon's wife Tana Ramsay also shared a post in honor of Jesse's big day, including more photos of the birthday boy.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
That line comes from a scene where a robot is bonding with the teenage boy, one of the warmest places in the story.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Cardi and Diggs are expecting a child together at the top of 2026, and Diggs revealed at the 2025 CDFA Fashion Awards last week that Cardi’s fourth child is a boy.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Christie, a Seattle native, said as a boy he was inspired by Wilkens, who coached the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
This was the first year that middle school boys from the school’s Saint Florian Campus joined the Blessed Theresa students on their service day, which is hosted once every trimester, said Gallegos.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Basketball was an afterthought for the young Wilkens, who, in his freshman year of high school at Boys High School in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, was the 15th boy on a 15-player basketball team.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Once revived, the Doctor sets out to mold his creation, basically a shirtless boy in a paper-mache mask, into a perfect specimen — which here seems to mostly involve weightlifting.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Gordon's wife Tana Ramsay also shared a post in honor of Jesse's big day, including more photos of the birthday boy.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
That line comes from a scene where a robot is bonding with the teenage boy, one of the warmest places in the story.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Cardi and Diggs are expecting a child together at the top of 2026, and Diggs revealed at the 2025 CDFA Fashion Awards last week that Cardi’s fourth child is a boy.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Christie, a Seattle native, said as a boy he was inspired by Wilkens, who coached the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
This was the first year that middle school boys from the school’s Saint Florian Campus joined the Blessed Theresa students on their service day, which is hosted once every trimester, said Gallegos.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Basketball was an afterthought for the young Wilkens, who, in his freshman year of high school at Boys High School in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, was the 15th boy on a 15-player basketball team.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Once revived, the Doctor sets out to mold his creation, basically a shirtless boy in a paper-mache mask, into a perfect specimen — which here seems to mostly involve weightlifting.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
Noun
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The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Back inside, her boyfriend let the dogs out of their crates and brought tea and Diet Cokes for us.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The following year, Nelson followed her boyfriend to Mississippi for his standout season at Ole Miss, before the pair started focusing their sights on the upcoming NFL draft.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The teenager, who had run away from home and become involved with Chan’s group, described to police a flat where methamphetamine use was constant and violence frequent.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, back after a couple of college visits with my teenager, and contemplating this story over my coffee.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, since then, the reality star has continued to show off her beau.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her complicated grief deepens a rift with her teenage daughter Clara (Grace), whose college dreams and new beau (Thames) Morgan does not approve of.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater.—
Steve Lopez,
Mercury News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Choose the one that works best for your adolescent.—
Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Driscoll’s workbook on mental health care for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes also walks through various strategies, including communication and problem-solving skills.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The all-inclusive resort also has an extensive activities program and kids programming for babies and toddlers, elementary schoolers, and teens.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Weeks after the wedding and amid breakup news, Bloom and Perry were seen hanging out with the newlywed couple on a yacht with their toddler Daisy Dove.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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