boy
/bɔɪ/
A male child; A young man; A son of any age; A male human younger than the speaker
- plural
- boys
Meanings
- 1
A male child
I am a good boy.
Tatoeba · Valodnieks · CC BY 2.0 FR
Were there many boys there?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A young man
- 3
A son of any age
- 4
A male human younger than the speaker
- 5
A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age)
- 6
A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knaverare
- 7
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularlyrare
- 8
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee; A younger such workerrare
- 9
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee; A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of addressrare
- 10
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee; A male camp followerrare