Boy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɔɪ|  American pronunciation of the word boy
Brit.  |ˌbɔɪ|  British pronunciation of the word boy

noun

- a youthful male person
the baby was a boy
she made the boy brush his teeth every night
most soldiers are only boys in uniform
- a friendly informal reference to a grown man
he likes to play golf with the boys
- a male human offspring (syn: son)
his boy is taller than he is

Extra examples

It's a boy! She gave birth to a baby boy this morning.

A nine-year-old boy named David

Okay, boys and girls, it's time to play a game.

Is this your little boy?

That's my boy! Good job, Son.

A group of teenage boys

My parents want me to meet a nice boy and get married.

Don't be so hard on him. He's just a boy.

A poor boy from the north

Wait till the boys back home hear about this!

Fear not, old boy.

The boys wanted to play football.

A group of teenage boys stood talking in a group outside.

'You naughty boy!' she said in a harsh voice.

What a polite little boy (=young male child) you are.

Word forms

noun
singular: boy
plural: boys
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