transcription, транскрипция: [ bɔɪ ]
( boys)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
I knew him when he was a little boy...
He was still just a boy.
N-COUNT
2.
You can refer to a young man as a boy , especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls.
...the age when girls get interested in boys.
N-COUNT
3.
Someone’s boy is their son. ( INFORMAL )
Eric was my cousin Edward’s boy...
I have two boys.
N-COUNT : usu poss N
4.
You can refer to a man as a boy , especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. ( INFORMAL )
...the local boy who made President...
‘Come on boys’, he shouted to the sailors.
= lad
N-COUNT : with supp [ feelings ]
5.
see also backroom boy , blue-eyed boy , bully-boy , head boy , messenger boy , office boy , old boy , stable boy , Teddy boy
6.
Some people say ‘ boy ’ or ‘ oh boy ’ in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration. ( mainly AM INFORMAL )
Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.
EXCLAM [ feelings ]