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boy
/bɔːə/
noun
A young male.
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
(diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
verb
To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.
"Don't boy me!"
To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
interjection
Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
"Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"
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