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boy
noun
a
male
child
or
teenager
•
The
little
boy
waved
at
the
passing
train
.
The
little
boy
waved
at
the
passing
train
.
•
Three
boys
built
a
tall
sandcastle
on
the
sunny
beach
.
Three
boys
built
a
tall
sandcastle
on
the
sunny
beach
.
Old
English
“
boye
”
or
“
boie
”,
later
“
boy
”,
originally
meaning
servant
and
later
shifting
to
its
modern
sense
of
male
child
.
noun
a
male
child
when
spoken
of
as
someone
’
s
son
•
They
were
overjoyed
when
their
first
boy
was
born
.
They
were
overjoyed
when
their
first
boy
was
born
.
•
My
sister
has
three
boys
and
one
girl
.
My
sister
has
three
boys
and
one
girl
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
young
man
,
especially
in
his
late
teens
or
early
twenties
•
The
friendly
boy
at
the
coffee
shop
remembered
my
order
.
The
friendly
boy
at
the
coffee
shop
remembered
my
order
.
•
A
group
of
athletic
boys
in
their
twenties
jogged
around
the
lake
at
sunrise
.
A
group
of
athletic
boys
in
their
twenties
jogged
around
the
lake
at
sunrise
.
boyfriend
noun
a
male
partner
in
a
romantic
or
dating
relationship
•
Maria
introduced
her
new
boyfriend
at
the
family
dinner
.
Maria
introduced
her
new
boyfriend
at
the
family
dinner
.
•
Sam
and
his
boyfriend
are
planning
a
trip
to
Japan
.
Sam
and
his
boyfriend
are
planning
a
trip
to
Japan
.
From
boy
+
friend
;
first
attested
in
the
late
19th
century
.
noun
(
dated
)
a
male
companion
or
close
male
friend
,
without
implying
a
romantic
relationship
•
In
her
letters
,
Emily
called
Charles
her
trusty
boyfriend
who
always
helped
with
chores
.
In
her
letters
,
Emily
called
Charles
her
trusty
boyfriend
who
always
helped
with
chores
.
•
The
sailor
wrote
of
adventures
shared
with
his
boyfriend
during
their
years
at
sea
.
The
sailor
wrote
of
adventures
shared
with
his
boyfriend
during
their
years
at
sea
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
;
earlier
usage
did
not
necessarily
imply
romance
.