boyhood

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.

boyhood

(ˈbɔɪhʊd) nthe state or time of being a boy: his boyhood was happy.

boy•hood

(ˈbɔɪ hʊd)

n. 1. the state or period of being a boy. 2. boys collectively. [1735–45]

Boyhood

 boys collectively, 1802.

Thesaurus

Noun

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boyhood - the childhood of a boy childhood - the time of person's life when they are a child

Translations

少年时代

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