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boy

noun

Synonyms of boy

1 a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

a giggling little boy ran by

Synonyms for boy

boychick
(or boychik),
boyo
[Irish],
callant
[chiefly Scottish],
lad,
laddie,
nipper,
shaveling,
shaver,
sonny,
stripling,
tad,
youth

Words Related to boy

schoolboy

toddler,
tot,
tyke
(also tike)

mama's boy

2 a male romantic companion

their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him

Synonyms for boy

Words Related to boy

date,
escort

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