boy

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q3010}} A [[male]] [[child]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
2. {{senseid|en|young man}} {{lb|en|loose|informal}} A [[young man]].
3. {{senseid|en|son of any age}} {{lb|en|loose|diminutive|especially|with a possessive}} A [[son]] of [[any]] [[age]].
4. {{senseid|en|male human younger than the speaker}} {{lb|en|loose|affectionate|diminutive}} A [[male]] [[human]] [[younger]] than the [[speaker]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
5. {{senseid|en|male human of any age}} {{lb|en|loose|informal|sometimes mildly derogatory}} A [[male]] [[human]] of any age, as opposed to a "girl" ([[female]] human of any age).
6. {{senseid|en|male of low station}} {{lb|en|loose|obsolete}} A [[male]] of [[low]] [[station]], (''especially as pejorative'') a [[worthless]] [[male]], a [[wretch]]; a [[mean]] and [[dishonest]] [[male]], a [[knave]]. {{defdate|14th|17th c.}}
7. {{senseid|en|male servant or employee}} {{lb|en|loose|now|rare|and|usually|offensive|_|outside some Commonwealth nations}} A [[male]] [[servant]], [[slave]], [[assistant]], or [[employee]], {{defdate|from 14th c.}} ''particularly:''
8. {{senseid|en|male person of color}} {{lb|en|loose|now|offensive}} [[any|Any]] [[non-]][[white]] [[male]], [[regardless]] of [[age]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
9. {{senseid|en|male friend}} {{lb|en|loose|informal|especially|with a possessive}} A male [[friend]].
10. {{senseid|en|male submissive in BDSM}} {{lb|en|BDSM}} A male [[submissive]].
11. {{senseid|en|male nonhuman animal}} A [[male]] non-human [[animal]], ''especially, in affectionate address,'' a [[male]] [[pet]], especially a [[dog]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
12. {{senseid|en|low military rank}} {{lb|en|historical|military}} A [[former]] [[low]] [[rank]] of [[various]] [[armed]] [[service]]s; a [[holder]] of [[this]] [[rank]].

Interjection

1. {{n-g|Exclamation of [[surprise]], [[pleasure]] or [[longing]].}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[act]] as a boy {{qualifier|in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage}}.

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|beginning of year}} {{lb|en|education}} {{initialism of|en|[[beginning]] of [[year]]}}.

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