boy

boy

a male child
Not to be confused with:buoy – a floating signal; a life preserver

boy

B0434800 (boi)n.1. A male child.2. A son: his youngest boy.3. Often Offensive A man, especially a young man.4. Informal A man socializing in a group of men: a night out with the boys.5. Offensive A male servant or employee.interj. Used to express mild astonishment, elation, or disgust: Oh boy—what a surprise!

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[Middle English boi, male servant, churl, young male, possibly from Old French embuié, person in fetters, from past participle of embuier, to fetter, from buie, fetter, shackle, from Latin bōia, collar or yoke used to restrain criminals, probably from Greek boeiā (dorā), (skin) of an ox, an ox hide (such restraints being made from ox hide), from feminine of boeios, of an ox or oxen, of ox hide, from bous, ox; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots.]

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boy′hood′ n.

boy

(bɔɪ) n1. a male child; lad; youth2. a man regarded as immature or inexperienced: he's just a boy when it comes to dealing with women. 3. See old boy4. informal a group of men, esp a group of friends5. usually derogatory (esp in former colonial territories) a Black person or native male servant of any age6. Austral a jockey or apprentice7. short for boyfriend8. boys will be boys youthful indiscretion or exuberance must be expected and tolerated9. jobs for the boys informal appointment of one's supporters to posts, without reference to their qualifications or ability10. the boy informal Irish the right tool for a particular task: that's the boy to cut it. interjan exclamation of surprise, pleasure, contempt, etc: boy, is he going to be sorry!. [C13 (in the sense: male servant; C14: young male): of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French abuié fettered (unattested), from Latin boia fetter]

boy

(bɔɪ)

n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth. 2. a young man who lacks maturity, judgment, etc. 3. Informal. a grown man, esp. when referred to familiarly. 4. a son. 5. a male who is from or native to a given place: He's a country boy. 6. boys, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. a range of sizes from 8 to 20 in garments for boys. b. a garment in this range. 7. Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to or address a man considered to be inferior in race, nationality, or occupational status.) 8. Usually Offensive. (a term used to refer to or address a male servant or domestic employee.) interj. 9. (an exclamation of wonder, approval, etc., or of displeasure or contempt.) [1250–1300; Middle English boy(e), bye servant, commoner, boy; of obscure orig.] usage: Definition 8, usually referring to nonwhites, is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting. It is used most often to emphasize the speaker's low opinion of the person referred to. Definition 9, less common today, was originally used in colonial territories such as India to refer to a native male servant.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boy - 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"male childmale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babiesaltar boy - a boy serving as an acolyteball boy - a boy who retrieves balls for tennis playersbat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipmentladdie, sonny, sonny boy, cub, lad - a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)catamite - a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a manfarm boy - a boy who has grown up on a farmFauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy - an excessively polite and well-dressed boyploughboy, plowboy - a boy who leads the animals that draw a plowschoolboy - a boy attending schoolScout - a Boy Scout or Girl Scoutshop boy - a young male shop assistantfemale child, little girl, girl - a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle"
	2.	boy - a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys"broth of a boy, broth of a man - an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory brothadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"one of the boys - a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys"
	3.	boy - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"sonJnr, Jr, Junior - a son who has the same first name as his fathermale offspring, man-child - a child who is malemama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy - a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interestsdaughter, girl - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
	4.	boy - (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or languageBlack man - a man who is Black

boy

noun lad, kid (informal), youth, fellow, youngster, chap (informal), schoolboy, junior, laddie (Scot.), stripling I knew him when he was just a little boy.Proverbs
"Never send a boy to do a man's job"
"Boys will be boys"

boy

nounInformal. A grown man referred to familiarly, jokingly, or as a member of one's set or group:fellow.Informal: chap.

Translations

男孩作某项工作的男士少年

boy

(boi) noun1. a male child. She has three girls and one boy. 男孩 男孩2. (as part of another word) a male (often adult) who does a certain job. a cowboy; a paper-boy. 從事某項工作的男士 作某项工作的男士ˈboyhood noun the time of being a boy. a happy boyhood; (also adjective) boyhood memories. 少年時代 少年时代ˈboyfriend noun a girl's favourite male friend. 男朋友 男朋友

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