nounπShareA young male."Kate is dating a boy named Jim."agepersonhumanfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age."The little boy happily waved to his mother as she walked into the school. "agefamilypersonhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker."My little brother, a boy of seven, loves to play with toy cars. "agefamilypersonhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave."That boy is a real troublemaker; he's always getting into fights and stealing from others. "characterpersonhumanattitudenegativelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:"In the old days, a boy was often employed as a kitchen helper in wealthy households. "personjobhistorysocietycultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny non-white male, regardless of age."The boy in the class was known for his artistic talent. "racepersonhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog."Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"animalhumanfamilypersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank."The boy in the army was promoted to corporal. "militaryjobpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHeroin."The dealer offered the boy, but the teenager refused. "substancemedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(somewhat childish) A male (tree, gene, etc)."The young boy tree in my backyard is growing very fast. "humanagesexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo use the word βboyβ to refer to someone."The teacher often boys the students who are being disruptive. "culturelanguagehumanpersonsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage)."The young actor, playing the lead role in the school play, was asked to boy the part of the princess, since no girl was available. "entertainmentliteraturestagehistorycultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjectionπShareExclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing."Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"emotionexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
