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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
Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.
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Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That was around £80m more than 2024’s new boys and £200m more than Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town spent two years ago.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the audience reportedly leapt to defend the young boy, informing the Marlins staff what had happened to ensure the boy got his ball.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The play takes their boy’s name as its title — Hamnet and Hamlet being virtually synonymous — and secures Shakespeare‘s legacy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
As first reported by Deadline, the plot follows a boy who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, after which a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That was around £80m more than 2024’s new boys and £200m more than Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town spent two years ago.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Members of the audience reportedly leapt to defend the young boy, informing the Marlins staff what had happened to ensure the boy got his ball.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The play takes their boy’s name as its title — Hamnet and Hamlet being virtually synonymous — and secures Shakespeare‘s legacy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
As first reported by Deadline, the plot follows a boy who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, after which a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
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The photos of her kids come shortly after Stormi filmed her first commercial alongside her mom for Kylie Cosmetics.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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On September 5, the Friends actress was spotted enjoying a New York City date night with her boyfriend, Jim Cutis.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both The Times and PIX11 report that Thomas is Mitchell's boyfriend.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The teenager’s death comes amid a rise in the number of dog attacks in NSW, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The satire, sci-fi, and body horror movie follows a Chinese-American teenager (Shirley Chen), who, feeling insecure about her race, takes a drastic step that causes a chain reaction throughout her own and her family’s lives.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce’s podcast and later becoming engaged to her beau of two years.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then Emily Simpson suggests a game to cheer up Shannon Storms Beador’s daughter Sophie, who came home from New York City for the weekend after being dumped by a beau.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Poor lad got no sleep and probably came home with PTSD.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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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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Yes, and my toddler was the perfect pint-size tester.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Leon was at home with his wife and toddler daughter, the court document states.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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