Boy Male Bɔɪ I She's Young Play Older

• a little/small/young boy
• i used to play here as a boy.
• the older boys at school used to tease him.
• now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.

boy

1. a male child or a young male person
• SEE ALSO bad boy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bad-boy
• a little/small/young boy
• I used to play here as a boy.
• The older boys at school used to tease him.
• Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.
• Be a good boy and get me my coat.
• Two teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested .
• a twelve-year-old boy

Extra Examples

• Don't cry—you're a big boy now.
• Eat up your greens—there's a good boy.
• They've had a baby boy.
• She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
• Tony is usually a boy's name.
• We used to play there when I was a little boy.
2. a young son
• They have two boys and a girl.
• Her eldest boy is at college.

Extra Examples

• How old is your eldest boy?
• I have three boys.
• I've got three boys.
• Our youngest boy is just starting school.
• Their boy is small for his age.
• Her eldest boy has just started high school.
3. a boy or young man who does a particular job
• SEE ALSO barrow boy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/barrow-boy
• a delivery boy
4. a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc.
• He's a local boy.
• a city/country boy
5. a group of male friends who often go out together
• a night out with the boys
6. a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them
• a message of support for our boys serving overseas
7. used as an offensive way of addressing a black man, especially in the past
8. it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too
9. the police
10. you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour
11. people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives
12. from when somebody was young to when they were old or older
• He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy.
13. to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.