| boy (boi) n. 1. A male child. 2. A son: his youngest boy. 3. Often Offensive A man, especially a young man. 4. Informal A man socializing in a group of men: a night out with the boys. 5. Offensive A male servant or employee. interj. Used to express mild astonishment, elation, or disgust: Oh boy  what a surprise![Middle English boi, possibly from Old French embuié, servant, past participle of embuier, to fetter.] boy  hood n. |
boy [bɔɪ]
n
1. a male child; lad; youth
2. a man regarded as immature or inexperienced he's just a boy when it comes to dealing with women
3. See old boy
4. Informal a group of men, esp a group of friends
5. Usually derogatory (esp in former colonial territories) a Black or native male servant of any age
6. Austral a jockey or apprentice
7. short for boyfriend
boys will be boys youthful indiscretion or exuberance must be expected and tolerated
jobs for the boys Informal appointment of one's supporters to posts, without reference to their qualifications or ability
the boy Irish informal the right tool for a particular task that's the boy to cut it
interj
an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, contempt, etc
[C13 (in the sense: male servant; C14: young male): of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French abuié fettered (unattested), from Latin boia fetter]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  boy - 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"male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies altar boy - a boy serving as an acolyte ball boy - a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players bat boy - (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment catamite - a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man farm boy - a boy who has grown up on a farm Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy - an excessively polite and well-dressed boy schoolboy - a boy attending school Scout - a Boy Scout or Girl Scout shop boy - a young male shop assistant female child, little girl, girl - a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" |
| 2. | boy - a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys" broth of a boy, broth of a man - an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" one of the boys - a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys" | |
| 3. |  boy - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"male offspring, man-child - a child who is male mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy - a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests | |
| 4. | boy - (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy" ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Black man - a man who is Black |
boy
Translations
boy [bɔɪ]
A. N
1. (= small) → niño m; (= young man) → muchacho m, chico m, joven m (LAm); (= son) → hijo m
oh boy! → ¡vaya!
I have known him from a boy → lo conozco desde chico
to send a boy to do a man's job → mandar a un muchacho a hacer un trabajo de hombre
boys will be boys → ¡los hombres, ya se sabe, son como niños!
see also old C
oh boy! → ¡vaya!
I have known him from a boy → lo conozco desde chico
to send a boy to do a man's job → mandar a un muchacho a hacer un trabajo de hombre
boys will be boys → ¡los hombres, ya se sabe, son como niños!
see also old C
2. (= fellow) → chico m, hijo m
that's the boy!; that's my boy! → ¡bravo!
but my dear boy! → ¡pero hijo!, ¡pero hombre!
García and his boys in the national team → García y sus muchachos del equipo nacional
he's out with the boys → ha salido con los amigos
he's one of the boys now → ahora es un personaje
the boys in blue (Brit) → la policía
see also job A1
that's the boy!; that's my boy! → ¡bravo!
but my dear boy! → ¡pero hijo!, ¡pero hombre!
García and his boys in the national team → García y sus muchachos del equipo nacional
he's out with the boys → ha salido con los amigos
he's one of the boys now → ahora es un personaje
the boys in blue (Brit) → la policía
see also job A1
3. (= servant) → criado m
boy [ˈbɔɪ]
boy
boy:
boy:
n
(= male child) → Junge m, → Bub m (dial); bad or naughty boy! → du frecher Bengel; (to animal) → böser Hund! etc; sit, boy! (to dog) → sitz!; the Jones boy → der Junge von Jones; boys will be boys → Jungen sind nun mal so; a school for boys → eine Jungenschule; good morning, boys → guten Morgen(, Jungs)! ? old boy
(inf: = fellow) → Knabe m (inf); the old boy (= boss) → der Alte (inf); (= father) → mein etc alter Herr
(= friend) the boys → meine/seine Kumpels; our boys (= team) → unsere Jungs; jobs for the boys → Vetternwirtschaft f
boy:
boyfriend
n → Freund m
boy:
boy scout
n → Pfadfinder m
Boy Scouts
n sing → Pfadfinder pl
boy toy
n (inf, pej)
(= woman) junge, sexuell anziehende Frau
(= man) junger, besonders für ältere Frauen attraktiver Mann
boy wonder
n (inf) → Wunderkind nt, → Wunderknabe m
boy [bɔɪ] n → ragazzo; (small) → bambino; (son) → figlio; (servant) → servo
she had a boy → ha avuto un maschio
school for boys → scuola maschile
when I was a boy → quand'ero piccolo
boys will be boys → che vuoi, sono maschi
he's out with the boys → è fuori con gli amici
old boy → vecchio mio
my dear boy → mio caro
oh boy! → mamma mia!
boy [bɔɪ] n → ragazzo; (small) → bambino; (son) → figlio; (servant) → servo
she had a boy → ha avuto un maschio
school for boys → scuola maschile
when I was a boy → quand'ero piccolo
boys will be boys → che vuoi, sono maschi
he's out with the boys → è fuori con gli amici
old boy → vecchio mio
my dear boy → mio caro
oh boy! → mamma mia!
she had a boy → ha avuto un maschio
school for boys → scuola maschile
when I was a boy → quand'ero piccolo
boys will be boys → che vuoi, sono maschi
he's out with the boys → è fuori con gli amici
old boy → vecchio mio
my dear boy → mio caro
oh boy! → mamma mia!
boy [bɔɪ] n → ragazzo; (small) → bambino; (son) → figlio; (servant) → servo
she had a boy → ha avuto un maschio
school for boys → scuola maschile
when I was a boy → quand'ero piccolo
boys will be boys → che vuoi, sono maschi
he's out with the boys → è fuori con gli amici
old boy → vecchio mio
my dear boy → mio caro
oh boy! → mamma mia!
n boy [boi]
1 a male child She has three girls and one boy. seun وَلَد، صَبي момче chlapec dreng der Knabe αγόρι niño poiss پسر poika (petit) garçon יֶלֶד लड़का dječak fiú anak laki-laki drengur ragazzo, figlio (maschio) 少年 소년 berniukas zēns anak lelaki jongen gutt chłopiec rapaz băiat мальчик chlapec deček sin pojke, gosse, grabb เด็กผู้ชาย erkek çocuk, oğlan 男孩 хлопець; парубок لڑکا con trai 男孩
2 (as part of another word) a male (often adult) who does a certain job a cowboy; a paper-boy. jonge فَتى، صَبي، ذَكَر човек -kluk; kovboj, kamelot -dreng der...-junge παιδί, νεαρός που κάνει μια συγκεκριμένη δουλειά (ως β΄ συνθ.) chico poiss پسر -mies cow-boy, livreur de journaux נָעַר- आम तौर पर एक वयस्क पुरूष जो कुछ खास काम करता हो nastavak u nazivu zanimanja fiú pekerja laki-laki vikapiltur cowboy; (ragazzo che consegna i giornali) ～職の男 젊은 급사 kokį nors darbą dirbantis vaikinas avīžpuika/iznēsātājs lelaki -jongen -gutt chłopiec (od), druga część złożenia w cowboy, etc. moço cowboy; vânzător de ziare парень kovboj, kamelot fant (...) -momak pojk-, -pojke ผู้ชายที่ทำงานนั้น ๆ bir iş yapan erkek çocuk 從事某項工作的男士 розсильний مذکر ، نر ، کوئی مخصوص کام کرنے والا cậu thanh niên 作某项工作的男士
n boyhood
the time of being a boy a happy boyhood; (also adjective ) boyhood memories. kindertyd صِبا، سِن الحَداثَه момчешки дни chlapectví drengeår das Knabenalter παιδική ηλικία (για αγόρια) niñez, infancia poisipõlv بچگی poikavuodet enfance (d'un garçon) יַלדוּת लड़कपन dječaštvo gyermekkor masa kanak-kanak drengsaldur fanciullezza, adolescenza 少年期 소년 시대 (berniuko) vaikystė zēna gadi; zēnība; zēna- masa budak-budak jeugd guttedager, barndom; gutte- wiek chłopięcy mocidade copilărie (a unui băiat) отрочество chlapčenstvo deštvo dečaštvo pojkår, barndom som pojke วัยเด็ก çocukluk çağı/dönemi 少年時代 отроцтво, юнацькі роки لڑکپن thời niên thiếu 少年时代
n boyfriend
a girl's favourite male friend. vriend, kêrel صَديق، رَفيق، خَليل приятел přítel (dívky) (mandlig) kæreste; ven der Freund ερωτικός σύντροφος novio, amigo (kellegi) poiss, kavaler, sõber دوست پسر poikaystävä (petit) ami חָבֵר युवा मित्र, लड़का दोस्त dečko a barátja pacar kærasti, góður vinur ragazzo ボーイフレンド 남자 친구 draugas draugs (meitenei/sievietei) teman lelaki vriend kjæreste; god venn sympatia, chłopak namorado prieten, iubit дружок; возлюбленный priateľ, milý (njen) fant dečko pojkvän เพื่อนชาย erkek sevgili 男朋友 коханий; парубок دوست لڑکا bạn trai 男朋友
boy → صبى, ولد chlapec dreng, fyr Bursche, Junge αγόρι, παλληκάρι chico, muchacho heppu, poika garçon, gars dječak, momak ragazzo 少年 소년, 젊은이 jongen gutt, unggutt chłopak, chłopiec menino, moço мальчик, парень kille, pojke เด็กชาย, เด็กหนุ่ม delikanlı, oğlan çocuğu chàng trai, con trai 少年, 男孩
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