Analysis Complete

boy

/ boy /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man
"get out of my way, boy"
Type of:
Black man
noun Sense 2
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
"he likes to play golf with the boys"
Type of:
man adult male
Kinds of:
broth of a boy broth of a man one of the boys
noun Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
female child girl little girl
Type of:
male male person
Kinds of:
altar boy ball boy bat boy cub lad
noun Sense 4
a male human offspring
"their son became a famous judge"
"his boy is taller than he is"
Opposites:
daughter girl
Type of:
male offspring man-child
Kinds of:
Junior Jr Jnr mother's boy mamma's boy
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

Black man man adult male broth of a boy broth of a man one of the boys male male person altar boy ball boy bat boy cub