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boy > 4 senses
NOUN1boy, male childA youthful male person
2boyA friendly informal reference to a grown man
3boy, sonA male human offspring
4boy(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man
boy > pronunciation
Soundsboy'
Rhymesbusboy, carboy, cowboy, and 6 more rhymes in boy at the HyperDic website...
boy > noun 1, person
MeaningA youthful male person.
Examples"the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
Synonymsmale child
Narroweraltar boy; ball boy; bat boy; cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy; boy scout; farm boy; Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy; plowboy, ploughboy; schoolboy; shop boy
Broadermale, male person
Contraryfemale child, girl, little girl
boy > noun 2, person
MeaningA friendly informal reference to a grown man.
Examples"he likes to play golf with the boys"
Narrowerbroth of a boy, broth of a man; one of the boys
Broaderman, adult male
boy > noun 3, person
MeaningA male human offspring.
Examples"his boy is taller than he is"
Synonymsson
NarrowerJunior, Jr, Jnr; mother's boy, mamma's boy, mama's boy; Esau
Broadermale offspring, man-child
Contrarydaughter, girl
boy > noun 4, person
Meaning(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man.
Examples"get out of my way, boy"
BroaderBlack man

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