BOY


Meaning of BOY in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ is a child who will grow up to be a man.

I knew him when he was a little ~...

He was still just a ~.

N-COUNT

2.

You can refer to a young man as a ~, especially when talking about relationships between ~s and girls.

...the age when girls get interested in ~s.

N-COUNT

3.

Someone’s ~ is their son. (INFORMAL)

Eric was my cousin Edward’s ~...

I have two ~s.

N-COUNT: usu poss N

4.

You can refer to a man as a ~, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. (INFORMAL)

...the local ~ who made President...

‘Come on ~s’, he shouted to the sailors.

= lad

N-COUNT: with supp feelings

5.

see also backroom ~ , blue-eyed ~ , bully-~ , head ~ , messenger ~ , office ~ , old ~ , stable ~ , Teddy ~

6.

Some people say ‘~’ or ‘oh ~’ in order to express feelings of excitement or admiration. (mainly AM INFORMAL)

Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.

EXCLAM feelings

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .