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as in kid
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Recent Examples of boy
My boy retriever is just as dramatic.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
That's how Casey Kacz, an Event Coordinator for a non-profit and father of two young boys, felt when his car battery died.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
If a Manchester United fan missed this game (good call, by the way) and just looked at the post-match stats, they could be forgiven for thinking their boys put up a decent display.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This is Perry’s version of the Hatfields and McCoys — and boy, does this guy love business deals and people in suits hashing out contracts.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
At the very beginning, Stebbins is who all of the other boys think is either going to win the walk or will get the first ticket out.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The 2000 film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, set in 1973, follows a high school boy, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who is writing a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
That's how Casey Kacz, an Event Coordinator for a non-profit and father of two young boys, felt when his car battery died.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
If a Manchester United fan missed this game (good call, by the way) and just looked at the post-match stats, they could be forgiven for thinking their boys put up a decent display.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This is Perry’s version of the Hatfields and McCoys — and boy, does this guy love business deals and people in suits hashing out contracts.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
At the very beginning, Stebbins is who all of the other boys think is either going to win the walk or will get the first ticket out.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The 2000 film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, set in 1973, follows a high school boy, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), who is writing a story for Rolling Stone about an up-and-coming rock band.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boy
Noun
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Your child isn't just competing with the kid next door for college admission or job opportunities.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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And anxiety about our kids and our grandkids.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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After nearly three years with boyfriend Chase Stokes, country singer Kelsea Ballerini is single once more.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong — With their home city Hong Kong unable to honor their wish to get married, Dino Wong and his boyfriend Geoffrey Yu flew more than 2,000 miles across the ocean to Guam to tie the knot in 2019.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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For teenagers who will see these Emmy clips over the next few weeks on their phones, that may be the part that matters most.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The teenager has seen his profile skyrocket over the last few years, with videos of his lightning-quick performances going viral around the world.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drescher played Fran Frine and Shaughnessy played her onscreen boss-turned-beau, Maxwell Sheffield.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Three of City’s greatest-ever players in Mike Summerbee, Neil Young and Francis Lee were born in or close to Manchester and seven City players in a 1985 derby were local lads.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Siiiiing me a soooong of a lad that is gooooone!—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yanez's clip has been viewed more than 597,000 times and TikTok users are obsessed with the toddler's hair in the comments.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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