English Dictionary
Definition boy in British English
boy
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bɔɪ/
Example
a 10-year-old boy
Synonyms and related words
2
a young man
3
a man of any age, especially when you are talking about where he comes from
Example
a local boy
Example
Down boy!
Example
Here boy!
Synonyms and related words
6
a boy or man of any age who has a particular job
Related Words
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a slip of a (phrase)
altar boy (noun)
b-boy (noun)
ball boy (noun)
barrow boy (noun)
best boy (noun)
blue-eyed boy (noun)
boy (noun)
boy (interjection)
boy band (noun)
boy meets girl (phrase)
boy racer (noun)
Boy Scout (noun)
boy wonder (noun)
bully boy (noun)
cabin boy (noun)
day boy (noun)
golden boy (noun)
good (phrase)
good old boy (noun)
head boy (noun)
lover boy (noun)
man and boy (phrase)
mother’s boy (noun)
mummy’s boy (noun)
nancy (noun)
office boy ()
old boy ()
paper boy (noun)
principal boy (noun)
rent boy (noun)
someone’s little (phrase)
stable boy (noun)
Teddy boy (noun)
that’s a etc (phrase)
the next door (phrase)
the old boy network (noun)
there’s a etc (phrase)
toy boy (noun)
whipping boy (noun)
wide boy (noun)