boy
(noun, verb, interjection)
interjection
1. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
- Boy, that was close!
- Boy, that tastes good!
- Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!
noun
1. a youthful male person
- the baby was a boy
- she made the boy brush his teeth every night
- most soldiers are only boys in uniform
Definition categories: person, male
2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man
- he likes to play golf with the boys
Definition categories: person, man
3. a male human offspring
- his boy is taller than he is
Similar word(s): son
Definition categories: person
Sentences with boy as a noun:
- the boys were playing kickball in the mud;
- I’m going out for a few drinks with the boys;
- Here, boys, heel; yes, Bobby, show the puppies how, good boy!
verb
1. to use the word boy to refer to someone
- Don't boy me!
2. (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage)