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Dictionary definition · boy

noun

  1. a youthful male person"the baby was a boy"
  2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man"he likes to play golf with the boys"
  3. a male human offspring"their son became a famous judge"
  4. (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man"get out of my way, boy"

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).