boy

noun · interjection · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

boysboyzboi

1.
(countable, uncountable)A male child.
Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.
2.
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)(loosely, informal) A young man.
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
3.
(broadly, countable, diminutive, especially, uncountable)(loosely, diminutive, especially with a possessive) A son of any age.
4.
(broadly, countable, diminutive, endearing, uncountable)(loosely, endearing, diminutive) A male human younger than the speaker.
5.
(broadly, countable, derogatory, informal, mildly, sometimes, uncountable)(loosely, informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
boys' club
6.
(broadly, countable, obsolete, uncountable)(loosely, obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
7.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)(loosely, now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
8.
(broadly, countable, offensive, uncountable)(loosely, now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
A Hottentot... expects to be called by his name if addressed by any one who knows it; and by those to whom it is not known he expects to be called Hottentot... or boy.
9.
(broadly, countable, especially, informal, uncountable)(loosely, informal, especially with a possessive) A male friend.
hanging with my boys
10.
(countable, uncountable)(BDSM) A male submissive.
11.
(countable, uncountable)A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
12.
(countable, historical, uncountable)(historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.

interjection

1.
Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Boy, that was close!
Boy, that tastes good!
Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

boys

V_ing/Gerund

boying

V_ed/pp

boyed

1.
(transitive)To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

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Đồng nghĩa

chapguy lad mate brat knave squirt manservant sondiminutive term of address to males chap, guy, lad, matemale servant manservantdisreputable man brat, knave, squirt

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English boy//boye (servant, commoner, knave, boy), from Old English *bōia (boy), from *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô (younger brother, young male relation), from Proto-Germanic *bō- (brother, close male relation), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-, *bʰāt- (father, elder brother, brother).