Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (slangi) boi
- (rikkinäinen englanti) bwoy
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| 3. | | puhekieli | |
| 4. | | slangi | |
| 5. | | puhekieli | |
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Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- 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).
- (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:
- A younger such worker.
- (historical or offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
- (obsolete) A male camp follower.
- (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
- (informal, especially with a possessive) A male friend.
- (BDSM) A male submissive.
- A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
- (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (somewhat childish) A male (tree, gene, etc).
- (endearing, colloquial) Any tangible object close to one's person; often used in emphatic forms such as bad boy.
Verbi
- (transitive) To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
Huudahdus
- Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Esimerkit
- When the 'dipenda' (independence movement) in Belgian Congo turned violent, the white colonisers' often materially privileged black domestic boys were mistrusted and often abused as collaborators.
- Dost thou call me fool, boy?
- Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
- the boys were playing kickball in the mud; Steve is a boy of 16
- My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee.
- I like the boy.
- I’m going out for a few drinks with the boys; me and my boy grew up together in Southside
- Here, boys, heel; yes, Bobby, show the puppies how, good boy!
- Boy, that was close!
- Boy, that tastes good!
- Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!
- Don't boy me!
- I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | boyed |
| Imperfekti | boyed |
| Partisiipin preesens | boying |
| Monikko | boys |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | boys |