Defenition of the word boy
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Defenition of the word boy
- A young male person, usually a child or teenager.
- offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way boy"
- a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"
- a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
- a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"
- (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
- a friendly informal reference to a grown man
- a youthful male person
- a male human offspring
Synonyms for the word boy
Hyponyms for the word boy
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- altar boy
- ball boy
- bat boy
- boy scout
- broth of a boy
- broth of a man
- catamite
- cub
- Esau
- farm boy
- Fauntleroy
- Jnr
- Jr
- Junior
- lad
- laddie
- Little Lord Fauntleroy
- mama's boy
- mamma's boy
- mother's boy
- one of the boys
- ploughboy
- plowboy
- schoolboy
- scout
- shop boy
- sonny
- sonny boy
Hypernyms for the word boy
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- adult male
- Black man
- child
- coon
- jigaboo
- kid
- male
- male offspring
- male person
- man
- man-child
- nigger
- nigra
- spade
Antonyms for the word boy
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- child
- daughter
- female child
- girl
- little girl
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