boyishadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔɪɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔɪɪʃ/

Forms: see boy n.¹ and int. and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boy n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < boy n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier puerile adj.

1. Of or relating to boys or boyhood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > boy > [adjective]

boyish1542

boyly1552

laddish1841

little boy1843

small boy1858

boyey1885

boysy1921

1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Puerilis, puerile, of a chylde, chyldysshe, or boyisshe.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. (R.) Big laddes..grou quite awaye from the pureness of babehood to boyish wantonnesse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 132 Euen from my boyish dayes.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xlviii What transport, to retrace our boyish plays.

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VI. xxxii. 126 From the first hours of our boyish pastimes.

1829 P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. I. 62 His boyish days were spent in Herefordshire.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vi. 164 In the bloom of manly or of boyish strength.

1915 F. Hodgson Burnett Lost Prince iv. 45 The sound of his boyish tread was as regular and decided as if he had been a man keeping time with his regiment.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 280 For the old institutionalized hostilities of..girls' tears and boyish pranks, the new pre-puberty dating pattern is being substituted.

2005 Africa News (Nexis) 21 Jan. A sense of nostalgia settles as he recollects his boyish days.

2. Befitting or suggestive of a boy; childish, puerile; youthful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adjective] > male

knightlya1000

boyish?1545

boy-blinda1640

?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches ii. sig. Giii^v Styll remayneth their sale masses, of all abhominacions the principall, their prodigiouse sacrifices, their sensynge of Idols, their boyeshe processyons.

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 60 This is such a boyish sophisme as I am ashamed to aunswere it.

1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 143 The beginning of it is Boyish, but of this part..I should hardly now be much ashamed.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 122 His boyish Witticisms and doggeril Rhimes, which he has spurted here.

1790 W. Maclay Jrnl. 28 June (1890) x. 310 Hamilton has a very boyish, giddy manner, and Scotch–Irish people could well call him a ‘skite’.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 195 Boyish vanities, and no part of the real business of life.

1915 J. Turner Let. 15 July in C. Warren Somewhere in France (2019) 17 He is..tall, with a clean boyish face and gold-rimmed glasses.

1936 Jrnl. Pediatrics 8 52 The change from the straight, boyish figure of the preadolescent girl to the more rounded, mature figure of the postadolescent girl.

1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 122/1 Squint and you can still see the boyish appeal, but all the hair plugs and tanning gel in the world can't hide the encroachments of age.

Compounds

boyish-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1809 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett (1959) III. 177 The boyish-looking modest man, whom I introduced you to.

1962 I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxxiv. 322 A dark tousled boyish-looking girl.

2007 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 10 May (Nassau & Suffolk ed.) a27 He took over as one of Britain's youngest prime ministers.., so boyish-looking he was nicknamed Bambi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boyish
释义	boyishadj. Brit. /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ Forms: see boy n.¹ and int. and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boy n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < boy n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier puerile adj. 1. Of or relating to boys or boyhood. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > boy > [adjective] boyish1542 boyly1552 laddish1841 little boy1843 small boy1858 boyey1885 boysy1921 1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Puerilis, puerile, of a chylde, chyldysshe, or boyisshe. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. (R.) Big laddes..grou quite awaye from the pureness of babehood to boyish wantonnesse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 132 Euen from my boyish dayes. View more context for this quotation 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xlviii What transport, to retrace our boyish plays. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VI. xxxii. 126 From the first hours of our boyish pastimes. 1829 P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. I. 62 His boyish days were spent in Herefordshire. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vi. 164 In the bloom of manly or of boyish strength. 1915 F. Hodgson Burnett Lost Prince iv. 45 The sound of his boyish tread was as regular and decided as if he had been a man keeping time with his regiment. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 280 For the old institutionalized hostilities of..girls' tears and boyish pranks, the new pre-puberty dating pattern is being substituted. 2005 Africa News (Nexis) 21 Jan. A sense of nostalgia settles as he recollects his boyish days. 2. Befitting or suggestive of a boy; childish, puerile; youthful. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [adjective] > male knightlya1000 boyish?1545 boy-blinda1640 ?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches ii. sig. Giii^v Styll remayneth their sale masses, of all abhominacions the principall, their prodigiouse sacrifices, their sensynge of Idols, their boyeshe processyons. 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 60 This is such a boyish sophisme as I am ashamed to aunswere it. 1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 143 The beginning of it is Boyish, but of this part..I should hardly now be much ashamed. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 122 His boyish Witticisms and doggeril Rhimes, which he has spurted here. 1790 W. Maclay Jrnl. 28 June (1890) x. 310 Hamilton has a very boyish, giddy manner, and Scotch–Irish people could well call him a ‘skite’. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 195 Boyish vanities, and no part of the real business of life. 1915 J. Turner Let. 15 July in C. Warren Somewhere in France (2019) 17 He is..tall, with a clean boyish face and gold-rimmed glasses. 1936 Jrnl. Pediatrics 8 52 The change from the straight, boyish figure of the preadolescent girl to the more rounded, mature figure of the postadolescent girl. 1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 122/1 Squint and you can still see the boyish appeal, but all the hair plugs and tanning gel in the world can't hide the encroachments of age. Compounds boyish-looking adj. ΚΠ 1809 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett (1959) III. 177 The boyish-looking modest man, whom I introduced you to. 1962 I. Murdoch Unofficial Rose xxxiv. 322 A dark tousled boyish-looking girl. 2007 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 10 May (Nassau & Suffolk ed.) a27 He took over as one of Britain's youngest prime ministers.., so boyish-looking he was nicknamed Bambi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1542
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