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What does boy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word boy? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A young male, [from 15th c.] particularly
    1. A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
  2. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
  3. (affectionate) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker. [from 17th c.]
  4. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th-17th c.]
  5. (offensive) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, [from 14th c.] particularly:
    1. A younger such worker.
    2. (offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, [from 17th c.] particularly as a form of address.
    3. (obsolete) A male camp follower.
  6. (offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age. [from 19th c.]
  7. (in affectionate address) A male animal, especially a male dog. [from 15th c.]
  8. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
  9. (US, slang) Heroin. [from 20th c.]
Interjection
  1. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Verb
  1. to use the word boy to refer to someone
  2. (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage)
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