boy
/bɔɪ/noun1 syllable
Boy means: a youthful male person.
Synonyms for boy2
noun, as in a youthful male person
male child
noun, as in a male human offspring
Opposites of boy
What does boy mean?4
noun
1
a youthful male person“the baby was a boy”
2
a male human offspring“their son became a famous judge”
3
a friendly informal reference to a grown man“he likes to play golf with the boys”
4
(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man“get out of my way, boy”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with boy?16
three syllables
Boy in a sentence
- In the bus, a boy made room for an old woman.Vortarulo
- Now that you are a big boy, you may do as you please.Zifre
- It is true the boy is mischievous, but he is kind at heart.AlanF_US
- The boy is sick, though he doesn't appear so.unknown
- When the boy came in contact with the hot stove, he burned his hand.unknown
- The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.CK
- The boy neglected to water the plants, and he was scolded.CM
- He is a clever boy, to be sure.orcrist
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Forms of boy
as a noun
- plural
- boys