BOY


Meaning of BOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯi ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English

Date: 13th century

1. often offensive : a male servant

2.

a. : a male child from birth to adulthood

b. : son

c. : an immature male

separate the men from the boy s

boy genius

d. : sweetheart , beau

3.

a. : one native to a given place

local boy

b. : fellow , person

the boy s at the office

c. — used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling

boy , what a game

• boy·hood -ˌhu̇d noun

• boy·ish -ish adjective

• boy·ish·ly adverb

• boy·ish·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.