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A b__ is a child who will grow up to be a man.A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
I knew him when he was a little boy.
He was still just a boy.
word boy
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noun
A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
I knew him when he was a little boy.
He was still just a boy.
You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls .
...the age when girls get interested in boys.
Someone's boy is their son .
Eric was my cousin Edward's boy.
I have two boys.
You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way .
...the local boy who made President.
'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.
You can use boy when giving instructions to a horse or dog .
Down, boy, down!
inflections boys
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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