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BNC: 462 COCA: 382

boy
1 boy /ˈboɪ/ noun
plural boys
1 boy
/ˈboɪ/
noun
plural boys
Learner's definition of BOY
1 
[count]
a  : a male child男孩
b  : son
2 
[count]
a  : a young man男青年；小伙子
b  : a usually young man from a specified kind of place（通常指来自某类地方的）男青年
3 
a  the boys informal : the male friends or work partners of a man viewed as a group一群男性朋友（或工作搭档）；一帮兄弟
b  [singular] chiefly British, old-fashioned : a man of any age（任何年龄的）男人，男性
◊ The phrases my dear boy and old boy are used as friendly ways for one man to address another man.老兄，哥们儿（男性间的友好称呼）
 — see also old boy
4 
[count] : a man or boy who does a particular job（从事某工作的）男人，男孩
◊ Boy is often offensive in this sense when the person being described is an adult.当此义项的boy用于指成年人时，常有冒犯之意。
 — see also altar boy, ball boy, batboy, bellboy, busboy, delivery boy, paperboy

boys will be boys

◊ The expression boys will be boys is used to say that it is not surprising or unusual when men or boys behave in energetic, rough, or improper ways.男孩总归是男孩（指他们天性活跃、鲁莽、冒失等）

separate the men from the boys

— see 2separate
— see also bad boy, big boys, good old boy, poster boy, pretty boy

— boyhood

/ˈboɪˌhʊd/ noun [noncount]
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

— boyish

/ˈbojɪʃ/ adjective [more boyish; most boyish]

— boyishly

adverb

— boyishness

noun [noncount]
2 boy /ˈboɪ/ interjection
2 boy
/ˈboɪ/
interjection
Learner's definition of BOY
— used as a way to express surprise or enthusiasm哇，嘿，噢（用于表示惊讶或兴奋）
BNC: 462 COCA: 382

boy

noun

ˈbȯi How to pronounce boy (audio)
plural boys
often attributive
1
a(1)
: a male child from birth to adulthood
a ten-year-old boy
(2)
: a child whose gender identity is male
Author Kyle Lukoff told Newsweek, Call Me Max and other books in the series are about a young trans boy figuring out who he is, making new friends, and sharing about himself with his family and community. Samantha Lock
b
: son
Even though it made them uncomfortable to have their boy talked about all over town, secretly, Nick's mom and dad were pleased. Andrew Clements
c
: an immature male
separate the men from the boys
a boy genius
d
: a male romantic partner : boyfriend, beau
2
a
: a man or boy native to a given place
a local boy
b
: man, person
the boys at the office
c
—used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling
Boy, what a game!
3
chiefly US slang : a close male friend
Now, the receiver is getting a second chance, thanks to old friend Tom Brady. "Tom is my boy," [Antonio] Brown said Wednesday during his introductory video press conference in Tampa. Michael Hurley
4
: a male domesticated animal and especially a pet
Leo is a 2-year-old pit bull mix. … He loves receiving attention, getting pets and being told he is a good boy. The Denver Post
Jean Greening greets the birds in the aviary with whistles, kissing noises, and the phrase, "Who's a pretty boy?" Current Science
5
a
dated, offensive : a male servant or an enslaved man
b
disparaging + offensive
—used to address a man of color and especially a Black man

Note: The deeply offensive use of the word boy to address an adult man of color has a strong association with sense 5a and is a term expressive of racist condescension.

boyhood
ˈbȯi-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce boy (audio)
noun
boyish
ˈbȯi-ish How to pronounce boy (audio)
adjective
boyishly adverb
boyishness noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

It's a boy! She gave birth to a baby boy this morning. a nine-year-old boy named David Okay, boys and girls, it's time to play a game. Is this your little boy? That's my boy! Good job, Son. a group of teenage boys My parents want me to meet a nice boy and get married. Don't be so hard on him. He's just a boy. a poor boy from the north Wait till the boys back home hear about this! See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a

Time Traveler
The first known use of boy was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing boy

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BNC: 462 COCA: 382
boy

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOY ADJECTIVE➤big個頭大的男孩；大男孩◇Your boy is big for his age.就你兒子的年齡來說，他的塊頭很大。◇Don't cry－you're a big boy now.別哭了 － 你現在是個大男孩了。➤little, small小男孩；個頭小的男孩◇A little boy rode by on a tricycle.一個小男孩騎着三輪車過去了。◇Their boy is small for his age.相對於他的年齡，他們的兒子個頭小了點兒。➤young年齡小的男孩◇Our youngest boy is just starting school.我們最小的兒子才剛剛上學。➤elder, eldest, older年齡較大的男孩；年齡最大的男孩◇How old is your eldest boy?你的大兒子幾歲了？➤baby男嬰➤five-year-old, etc. * 5 歲等男孩▸➤adolescent, teenage青春期的男孩；十幾歲的男孩▸➤good乖男孩◇Eat up your greens－there's a good boy.把青菜吃完 － 這才是好孩子。➤bad, naughty壞孩子；調皮的孩子▸➤bright, clever, smart (especially NAmE) 聰明的男孩VERB + BOY➤have生男孩；有兒子◇They've had a baby boy.他們已經生了一個小男孩。◇I have three boys.我有 3 個兒子。

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