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      boy
      noun
      A male child.
      A young man.
      (diminutive, especially with a possessive) A son of any age.
      (endearing, diminutive) A male human younger than the speaker.
      (informal, sometimes mildly derogatory) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
      (informal, especially with a possessive) A male friend.
      A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
      A younger such worker.
      (US, slang, uncountable) Heroin.
      (endearing, colloquial) Any tangible object close to one's person; often used in emphatic forms such as bad boy.
      (BDSM) A male submissive.
      (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
      (somewhat childish) A male (tree, gene, etc).
      (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
      (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
      (historical or offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
      (obsolete) A male camp follower.
      (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
      verb
      (transitive) To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
      adjective
      (education) Initialism of beginning of year.
      Synonyms for boy
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