👦boy

noun
/bɔɪ/

Meaning

a male child or young male person

Example Sentences

The boy ran across the playground.

Example Expressions

boys will be boys

Synonyms

lad, youngster, child, son, male

Antonyms

girl, female, woman

Collocations

little boy, young boy, school boy, boy scout

More Example Sentences

He is not such a boy to hurt others.

I tell the boy not to go in the sun.

The boy was rushing about the garden.

Distribute the mangoes among the boys.

I teach the boy not to cheat in exams.

Divide the mangoes between the two boys.

She put the blanket over the sleeping boy.

Parents tell their child not to mix with bad boys and girls.

There are separate libraries for the boys and girls on the eastern side of the 3rd floor of our school.

Nurse: They are available in any of the medicine shops across the street. You can send anybody to bring them. Our ward-boy will bring that if you ask him.

Related Vocabularies

The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
The ability to speak fluently, persuasively, and expressively.
a person who advocates for or supports a particular idea, cause, or plan
a blow or forceful thrust with the foot; a sudden strong feeling of excitement
An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt against an authority or government.
The process of getting something back, especially from storage or memory.

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