boys and girls
boys and girls · boys and girlses
Kapuzen-Herzblume
Used to address an audience of children, or of adultsUsed to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
Synonym of Dutchman's breeches (“the plant Dicentra cucullaria”).
Forms
plural: boys and girlses| Singular | boys and girls |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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