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The correct spelling is boy.
How to pronounce boy
/bɔːə/
nounIPA: /bɔːə/
Say it like: Boee
The correct spelling is boy. A young male. For example: "Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
Usage Examples
“Kate is dating a boy named Jim.”
“Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?”
“Don't boy me!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A young male.
- 2.(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
- 3.(diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
- 4.A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
- 5.(now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
verb
- 1.To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.
- 2.To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
interjection
- 1.Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
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