boy

  1. Noun.  A young male human.
  2. Noun.  A man of any age, used as a friendly diminutive, or of a man who is merely younger than the speaker.
  3. Noun.  (context, now) A male servant.
  4. Noun.  (US, offensive) A non-white slave or labourer; a male African-American of any age.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete, pejorative) A lower-class or disreputable man; a worthless person.
  6. Noun.  An adult male, particularly when used by straight women or gay men to refer to someone considered attractive.
  7. Noun.  (informal) Male (usually adult) friend; ''mainly used in the plural: boys''.
  8. Noun.  (context, endearing) A proud parent's son, regardless of age.
  9. Noun.  (context, endearing) A caring owner's pet or working animal, regardless of age.
  10. Interjection.  Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
  11. Verb.  To use the word boy to refer to someone.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.