boy
noun
[ bɔɪ ]
• a male child or youth.
• "a four-year-old boy"
Similar:
male child,
youngster,
youth,
lad,
young man,
young fellow,
young person,
teenager,
adolescent,
juvenile,
minor,
junior,
student,
schoolboy,
son,
stripling,
fledgling,
whippersnapper,
bairn,
wean,
laddie,
pickney,
kid,
kiddie,
tot,
shaver,
nipper,
young 'un,
brat,
urchin,
• a man, especially a young or relatively young one.
• "I was the new boy at the office"
boy
exclamation
• used to express strong feelings, especially of excitement or admiration.
• "oh boy, that's wonderful!"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.
