boy
A male childA male child.
» Every boy and girl knows him.
Каждый мальчик и каждая девочка его знают. — odexed
Кожен хлопець чи дівчина знає його. — quez
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18 senses(countable, uncountable)A male child.
Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.
Bub, Bube, Junge
ма́льчикmálʹčik, паца́нpacán
хло́пецьxlópecʹ, хло́пчикxlópčyk
a youthful male person
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)A young man.
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
Bube, Bursche, Bursch
ю́ношаjúnoša, па́реньpárenʹ, подро́стокpodróstok
хло́пецьxlópecʹ
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
(broadly, countable, diminutive, especially, uncountable)A son of any age.
(broadly, countable, diminutive, endearing, uncountable)A male human younger than the speaker.
a male human offspring
(broadly, countable, derogatory, informal, mildly, sometimes, uncountable)A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
boys' club
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A younger such worker.
(broadly, countable, historical, offensive, uncountable)A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
(broadly, countable, offensive, uncountable)Any non-white male, regardless of age.
(broadly, countable, especially, informal, uncountable)A male friend.
hanging with my boys
Jung
ребя́таrebjáta
(countable, uncountable)A male submissive.
(countable, uncountable)A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
Examples
4506 sentencesEvery boy and girl knows him.
Кожен хлопець чи дівчина знає його. — quez
ruКаждый мальчик и каждая девочка его знают. — odexed
The boy sat on a chair.
Хлопчик сів на стілець. — deniko
ruМальчик сел на стул. — odexed
deDer Junge saß auf einem Stuhl. — Wolf
The boy can count to ten.
Хлопчик може рахувати до десяти. — rmdas
ruМальчик умеет считать до десяти. — Avelesy
deDer Junge kann bis zehn zählen. — cost
Every boy here has a girlfriend.
Тут у кожного хлопця є дівчина. — deniko
deJeder Junge hier hat eine Freundin. — Vortarulo
I know some of these boys.
Я знаю декого з цих хлопців. — ascolto
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English boy /boye (“servant, commoner, knave, boy”), from Old English *bōia (“From Middle English boy /boye (“servant, commoner, knave, boy”), from Old English *bōia (“boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô (“younger brother, young male relation”), from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“brother, close male relation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-, *bʰāt- (“father, elder brother, brother”).
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Forms
plural: boysSynonyms
22 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
295 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- the only boy
- the other boys
- the boy was
- of the boys
- other boys
- the boy who
- a little boy
- little boy
- was a boy
- boy over there
- boy in the
- all the boys