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boys

Main Entry:: boy
Pronunciation:: \ˈbȯi\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English
Date:: 13th century

1often offensive : a male servant2 a: a male child from birth to adulthood b: son c: an immature male <separate the men from the boys> <boy genius> d: sweetheart , beau3 a: one native to a given place <local boy> b: fellow , person <the boys at the office> c—used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <boy, what a game>

— boy·hood

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\-ˌhu̇d\ noun

— boy·ish

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\-ish\ adjective

— boy·ish·ly adverb

— boy·ish·ness noun

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