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English noun: boy | |||
| 1. | boy (person) a youthful male person | ||
| Samples | The baby was a boy. She made the boy brush his teeth every night. Most soldiers are only boys in uniform. | ||
| Synonyms | male child | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male, male person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | altar boy, ball boy, bat boy, catamite, cub, farm boy, Fauntleroy, lad, laddie, Little Lord Fauntleroy, ploughboy, plowboy, schoolboy, Scout, shop boy, sonny, sonny boy | ||
| Antonyms | female child, little girl, girl | ||
| 2. | boy (person) a friendly informal reference to a grown man | ||
| Samples | He likes to play golf with the boys. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | broth of a boy, broth of a man, one of the boys | ||
| 3. | boy (person) a male human offspring | ||
| Samples | Their son became a famous judge. His boy is taller than he is. | ||
| Synonyms | son | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male offspring, man-child | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Jnr, Jr, Junior, mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy | ||
| Instance hyponym | Esau | ||
| Antonyms | daughter, girl | ||
| 4. | boy (person) (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man | ||
| Samples | Get out of my way, boy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Black man | ||
| Domain usage | depreciation, derogation, disparagement, ethnic slur | ||
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