boy

🇺🇸 /bɔɪ/ 🇬🇧 /bɔɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A1

a young male person

The little boy played in the park.

A1

a male child

The boy helped his mother with chores.

R

a young male worker

The delivery boy brought our food.

R

a male from a place

He's a country boy who loves nature.

R

a group of male friends

The boy went fishing with his friends.

R

soldiers from one's country

We support our brave boy in the army.

R

offensive term for a black man

interjection
R

shows surprise or strong feeling

Boy, that boy can run fast!

translation

n. a young male person; a male child; a young male worker; a male from a place; a group of male friends; soldiers from one's country; offensive term for a black man
interj. shows surprise or strong feeling

Word Forms

Plural boys