boy  /ˈbɔ ɪ/ ? Meaning of "boy"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a youthful male person
  2. (n) a friendly informal reference to a grown man
  3. (n) a male human offspring
  4. (n) (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man

Synonym(s)

son

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Usage(s):

  1. The sexual experiences of growing boys have not had much detached study.
  2. In his new book, Doing Anger Differently, Michael Currie explores what's at the core of boys' anger and lays out the dos and don'ts of the parental response.
  3. It wasn't so long ago when a boy who liked a girl had two choices.

Quotes

  1. Sir Paul McCartney, who dueted with Jackson in the early 1980s on Say Say Say, said : "It's so sad and shocking. I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be...
    on Jun 26, 2009 By: Paul McCartney Source: Telegraph.co.uk

  2. "It's not really one of those goals you set as a little boy," Federer told the Centre Court crowd during the trophy ceremony, "but, man, it's been quite a career. And quite a month."
    on Jul 5, 2009 By: Roger Federer Source: ABC News

  3. "This is by far the sweetest, because it's them," Bryant said. "This was by far the most difficult. I wanted it so bad, and sometimes when you want it so bad away from you. My boy picked me"
    on Jun 17, 2010 By: Kobe Bryant Source: Seyoh

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