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boy

Definition:

(nou) a youthful male person (nou) a friendly informal reference to a grown man (nou) a male human offspring (nou) offensive and disparaging term for Black man

Phonetic Transcription:

boɪ

Examples:

The monks raise the child, and Marcelino grows into a rowdy young boy.

The young boy is immature.

She carries the baby to term, but the child is a stillborn boy.

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