Image:Boy from the Taylor Family.jpeg|thumb|Painting of a boy.
English

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Etymology
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Probably ME., with cognates in Frisian (boi) and Dutch. There is also speculation that the word would originally stem from baby talk. ¹.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�ɪ/, SAMPA|/bOI/
audio|en-us-boy.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪ|-�ɪ

Noun
en-noun

1. A young male, usually a child or adolescent.

#: the boys were playing kickball in the mud.

1. US racist|offensive|archaic|pejorative A male African-American of any age.
2. A male servant, regardless of age, especially in a colonial context and in numerous compounds. (Compare French garçon; also adopted as such in various others languages, such as Dutch)

#: When the dipenda (independence movement) in Belgian Congo turned violent, the white colonisators' often materially privileged black domestic boys were mistrusted and often abused as collaborators

1. context|colloquial|always used in plural Male (usually adult) friends.

#: I�m going out for a few drinks with the boys.

1. A man of any age, used as a friendly diminutive, or of a man who is merely younger than the speaker.

#: Whatever else you say about him, the boy can play.
#: 1977: I like the boy. — Australian entertainer w:Bert Newton|Bert Newton, to w:Mohammed Ali|Mohammed Ali at the 1977 Logie Awards, famously unaware of how insulting this is under the US usage above ²

1. An adult male, particularly when used by straight women or gay men to refer to someone considered attractive.
2. figurative|endearing A proud parent's son (of any age.)

#: That's my boy.

1. figurative|endearing A caring owner's pet or working animal (of any age.)

#: Here, boys, heel; yes, Bobby, show the puppies how, good boy!

Translations
trans-top|a young male person
Afrikaans: seun; jongman
Aleut: hlax
Arabic: Arab|��د|����د� (wálad) m
Belarusian: �лопе� m, �лоп��к m
Bulgarian: мом�е (mom�e) n
Catalan: noi m, al·lot m, xiquet m, xic m, xicot m
Chinese traditional/simplified: �孩, �孩 (nán hái), �年, �年 (shào nián)
Chuvash: а�а
Croatian: dje�ak m
Czech: chlapec m, hoch m, kluk m
Danish: dreng c
Dutch: jongen m, knaap m
Estonian: poiss
Esperanto: knabo
Finnish: poika m
Frisian: jonge m
French: garçon m
German: Junge m, Knabe m
Greek: �αιδί (peðí) n, αγ��ι (agóri) n
Hausa: yaro
Hebrew: ��� (yéled) m, ���ר (bakhúr) m
Hindi: लड़�ा unicode|(l��ka) m
Hungarian: fiú, csávó (slang), srác (informal)
Icelandic: strákur m, drengur m, piltur m, sveinn m (somewhat dated)
Indonesian: anak laki-laki, anak lelaki
Italian: bambino m (child); ragazzo m (teenager)
Japanese: ��� (�����, otoko-no-kó), � (��, -kun), �年 (�����, sh�nen), ��
Jingpho: la kasha
Jèrriais: garçon#Jèrriais|garçon m
Korean: �� (so-nyeon, �年), ���� (namja-ai, ��+��), ��� (namja-ae, ��+�), �� (ai), 꼬� (kko-ma)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک�ر
Latin: puer m
Malay: anak laki-laki, putra
Novial: puero
Norwegian: gutt m (child); tenåringsgutt m (teenager)
Polish: ch�opiec m , ch�opak m
Portuguese: garoto, garotinho m, menino m, petiz m, guri m, infante, pueril (child); moço, mocinho m, rapaz, rapazote, rapazinho m, mancebo m, jovem (adolescent, lad, young male); pequerrucho, piquiticu, petitinho, catatau, baixinho, moleque m, pivete m, fedelho m (informal); putinho m (child / Portugal)
Punjabi: ਮ�ੰਡਾ (mu���)
Romanian: b�iat, fiu
Romansch: mat, giuven, buob
Russian: мал��ик (mál��ik) m, под�о��ок (podróstok) m, па�ан (patsán) m (slang)
Scottish Gaelic: balach m (child, adolescent), balachan m (child), gille m (of any age)
Serbian: де�ак (de�ak) m
Sicilian: picciriddu m (child); picciottu m (teenager)
Slovak: chlapec m
Slovene: fant m, de�ek m
Spanish: niño m, chico m, muchacho m, chaval m (slang), varón m (gender specification: boy or girl? = ¿varón o mujer?)
Swedish: pojke c
Telugu: బాల�డ� (bAluDu), �బ�బాయి (abbAyi)
Turkish: o�lan
Ukrainian: �лоп�ик (xlóp�ik) m
Urdu: URchar|��کا (la�ka) m
Vietnamese: con trai
Welsh: bachgen m
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trans-top|a male African-American
Dutch: nikker m
Hungarian: fekete
Icelandic: negri m (often considered offensive)
Italian: negro m
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Norwegian: negergutt m neger nigger
Russian: �е�нокожий (�ernokóžij) m
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trans-top|male servant
Afrikaans: jong boy slang
Catalan: minyó m
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (nán pú)
Dutch: boy, huisboy m
French: garçon m, boy m (formerly, African male servant in colonies)
German: Knappe m, Boy m
Hungarian: szolga
Italian: ragazzo m
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (b�i)
Norwegian: tjenestegutt m (young male servant)
Russian: �л�га (slugá) m|f, лакей (lakéj) m, мал��ик на побег��ка� m
Ukrainian: коза�ок (koza�ók) m
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trans-top|male friends
Afrikaans: mans boys slang
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (l�o dì)
Danish: drengene c|p
Dutch: mannen p, jongens p, kerels p, (boys p, said by only teenage-20age female speakers)
French: les garçons m|p, les gars m|p (informal)
German: Jungs p
Hungarian: haverok, fiúk, srácok
Icelandic: strákur m
Italian: ragazzi m|p
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Norwegian: kamerat m, kompis m (informal)
Russian: �еб��а (rebjáta) m|p
Sicilian: li picciotti m|p
Telugu: �బ�బాయిల� (abbaayilu)
Zulu: bafana bafana p (noun 1/2)
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trans-top|male of any age
Catalan: home#Catalan|home m
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��, �� (nán sh�ng)
Danish: knægt c
Dutch: jongens p
French: gars m (informal)
German: Junge m
Icelandic: strákur m
Indonesian: pria, laki-laki
Italian: ragazzo m
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Norwegian: gutt m
Russian: м�ж�ина (muž�ína) m
Sicilian: picciottu m
Swedish: kille, grabb
Telugu: ��ర�రవాడ� (kurravADu), �బ�బాయి (abbAyi)
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trans-top|adult male
Belarusian: м�ж��на m
Catalan: home#Catalan|home m
Chinese traditional/simplified: �人, �人 (nán rén)
Danish: fyr c
Dutch: kerel m, knaap m
French: garçon m
German: Kerl m
Hungarian: férfi
trans-mid
Icelandic: strákur m
Indonesian: bujangan, pria, laki-laki,
Italian: ragazzo m
Norwegian: mann kar fyr m
Russian: м�ж�ина (muž�ína) m
Sicilian: picciottu m
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ttbc|Basque: mutil
ttbc|Breton: paotr m, paotred p
ttbc|Bulgarian: мом�е (mom�e) n
ttbc|Faroese: drongur m
ttbc|Frisian: jonge m
ttbc|Georgian: ���� (bi��i)
ttbc|Guarani: mitã
ttbc|Ido: puerulo
ttbc|Interlingua: puero (child); garson (adolescent)
ttbc|Irish: buachaill
ttbc|Korean: �� (namja)
ttbc|Malay: budak, lelaki, laki-laki
ttbc|Romanian: b�iat m
ttbc|Slovak: chlapec m, chlap�a n
ttbc|Tupinambá: kurumĩ (child); kurumĩgûasu (adolescent)
ttbc|Ukrainian: �лоп�ик (xlóp�yk) m
ttbc|Welsh: bachgen m
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Related terms
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altar boy
bagboy
ballboy
bellboy
boi
blue-eyed boy
boy crazy
boy genius
boy scout
boy toy
boy wonder
boyfriend
boyish
boys will be boys
copy boy
delivery boy
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gameboy
golden boy
good old boy
homeboy
lowboy
my boy
newsboy
old boy
our boy
page boy
paperboy
pizzaboy
potboy
rent boy
tallboy
toy boy
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Interjection
boy

1. Exclamation of surprise or pleasure

#: Boy, that was close!
#: Boy, that was good!

Translations
trans-top|surprise or pleasure
Chinese traditional/simplified: �!, �! (w�)
Danish: mand!
Dutch: zo#Dutch|zo!, amai (Flemish)
German: Junge, Junge!
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Portuguese: puxa
Russian: блин (blin)
Slovak: fíha
Swedish: gosse
Tok Pisin: olaboi
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Derived terms
attaboy
boy howdy
boy oh boy
oh boy
boys and their toys
boys will be boys

See also
girl, man (antonyms in some senses)
Appendix: Collective nouns

References
R:Websters

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Noun
boy m (plural boys)

1. a male domestic servant, especially colored in a colony

Italian

Noun
boy m inv

1. a male ballet dancer
2. a bellboy (in a hotel)

Turkish

Noun
boy

1. size
2. stature

Category:Turkish nouns

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sr:boy
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sv:boy
ta:boy
te:boy
vi:boy
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zh:boy

• 2007-12-30 14:22 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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