boy


Definition: Meaning of, boy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɔɪ /

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  1. a male child, or a male person in general [↪  girl]
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  2. a son
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  3. office/paper/delivery etc boy a young man who does a particular job
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  4. city/local/country boy informal a man of any age who is typical of people from a particular place, or who feels a strong connection with the place he grew up in
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  5. the boys [plural] informal a group of men who are friends and often go out together
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  6. a way of talking to a male horse or dog
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  7. boys [plural] informal a group of men who do the same job
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  8. boys [plural] informal men in the army, navy etc, especially those who are fighting in a war
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  9. boys will be boys used to say that you should not be surprised when boys or men behave badly, are noisy etc
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  10. the boys in blue informal the police
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  11. old boy/my dear boy British English old-fashioned a friendly way for one man to speak to another man
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  12. American English not polite an offensive way of talking to a black man
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[American English] [informal]
  1. used when you are excited or pleased about something
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  2. oh boy! used when you are slightly annoyed or disappointed about something
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boy used in phrases

  • Boy Orator of the Platte (noun)
    1. 1860-1925 1925 united States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school
  • Boy Scout (noun)
    1. a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
  • Boy Scouts
  • Boy Scouts of America (noun)
    1. a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
  • Georgia home boy (noun)
    1. street name for gamma hydroxybutyrate
  • Little Boy Blue
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) . He is a young boy who is dressed in blue and goes to sleep instead of taking care of the cows and sheep. The rhyme goes: Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,/The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn;/But where is the boy that looks after the sheep?/He's under a haycock, fast asleep.
  • Teddy boy (noun)
    1. a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
  • altar boy (noun)
    1. a boy who helps a Catholic priest during a church service
  • backroom boy (noun)
    1. someone such as an engineer or scientist whose work is important but who does not get much attention or fame
  • ball boy (noun)
    1. a boy who picks up the balls for people playing in important tennis matches
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