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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 noun
boyish adjective
boyishly adverb
boyishness noun

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