boy
/bɔːə/
Dictionary
noun
- A young male.
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
- (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
- (diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
- A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
- (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
- Any non-white male, regardless of age.
- A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
"Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"
- A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
- Heroin.
- (somewhat childish) A male (tree, gene, etc).
verb
- To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.
"Don't boy me!"
- To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
interjection
- Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
"Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"
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