boy

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noun

1. a youthful male person (Freq. 144)
- the baby was a boy
- she made the boy brush his teeth every night
- most soldiers are only boys in uniform
• Syn:
male child
• Ant:
girl, female child (for: male child)
• Derivationally related forms:
boyhood
• Hypernyms:
male, male person
• Hyponyms:
altar boy, ball boy, bat boy, cub, lad,
laddie, sonny, sonny boy, catamite, farm boy, Fauntleroy,
Little Lord Fauntleroy, plowboy, ploughboy, schoolboy, Scout, shop boy
2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man (Freq. 42)
- he likes to play golf with the boys
• Hypernyms:
man, adult male
• Hyponyms:
broth of a boy, broth of a man, one of the boys
3. a male human offspring (Freq. 16)
- their son became a famous judge
- his boy is taller than he is
• Syn:
son
• Ant:
girl, daughter (for: son)
• Hypernyms:
male offspring, man-child
• Hyponyms:
Junior, Jr, Jnr, mother's boy, mamma's boy, mama's boy
• Instance Hyponyms:
Esau
4. (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man (Freq. 1)
- get out of my way, boy
• Usage Domain:
ethnic slur, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
• Hypernyms:
Black man

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  son, male child
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  daughter, girl, female child, little girl