Synonyms for boy
boy

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. boynoun

   Synonyms:
   brat, youth, knave, squirt, youngster, lad

2. boynoun

   A young male human.

   Don't boy me!

   Synonyms:
   brat, knave, youth, lad, youngster, squirt

   Antonyms:
   girl

3. boynoun

   A man of any age, used as a friendly diminutive, or of a man who is merely younger than the speaker.

   Whatever else you say about him, the boy can play.

   Synonyms:
   youngster, youth, brat, squirt, knave, lad

4. boynoun

   A male servant.

   When the 'dipenda' (independence movement) in Belgian Congo turned violent, the white colonisators' often materially privileged black domestic boys were mistrusted and often abused as collaborators.

   Synonyms:
   youth, youngster, squirt, lad, knave, brat

5. boynoun

   A non-white slave or labourer; a male African-American of any age.

   Synonyms:
   squirt, lad, youth, youngster, knave, brat

6. boynoun

   A lower-class or disreputable man; a worthless person.

   Synonyms:
   knave, lad, brat, squirt, youngster, youth

7. boynoun

   An adult male, particularly when used by straight women or gay men to refer to someone considered attractive.

   Synonyms:
   squirt, youth, lad, brat, knave, youngster

8. boynoun

   Male (usually adult) friend; mainly used in the plural: boys.

   Synonyms:
   brat, lad, knave, squirt, youngster, youth

9. boynoun

   A proud parent's son, regardless of age.

   That's my boy.

   Synonyms:
   youth, brat, youngster, knave, squirt, lad

10. boynoun

    A caring owner's pet or working animal, regardless of age.

    Here, boys, heel; yes, Bobby, show the puppies how, good boy!

    Synonyms:
    youngster, brat, squirt, knave, youth, lad

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 5 votes

1. male child, boynoun

   a youthful male person

   "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"

   Synonyms:
   son, male child

   Antonyms:
   daughter, little girl, girl, female child

2. boynoun

   a friendly informal reference to a grown man

   "he likes to play golf with the boys"

   Synonyms:
   son, male child

   Antonyms:
   girl, female child, little girl, daughter

3. son, boynoun

   a male human offspring

   "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

   Synonyms:
   son, male child

   Antonyms:
   daughter, female child, girl, little girl

Matched Categories

1. • Male
   • Male Offspring
   • Man

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. a person that is a male

   it is a person who is a male & likes gross stuff!

   the boy was going to eat a worm!

   Submitted by wyatt.jones on February 10, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boynoun

   Synonyms:
   lad, stripling, male child

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boynoun

   Synonyms:
   lad, youngster, stripling, master, youth, son, minor, junior, youngling, cadet, chap, urchin, bub, sprig, callant, younker, hobbledehoy, gamin, gutter-snipe

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "boy":

   kid, waiter, son, lad, guy, garçon, child, dog, buddy, man, chico, laddie, little, barkeep, guys, dude, sons, yarns, ould, small, fella, pal, gholam, boys, barman, mate, ghulam, kiddo, petit

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How to use boy in a sentence?

1. Nicolette Molina:

   She was asked if she was turning into a boy.

2. Chang Lee:

   I watched a gas station on fire, and I thought, boy, that place looks familiar, soon, the realization hit me. As I was protecting my parents' shopping mall, I was watching my own gas station burn down on TV.

3. Ezichi Nwaogu:

   My favourite part was when the boy opened the door and saw the coronavirus, the monster, outside, and he slammed the door and had to go inside, and now I know that this is not the right time to go anywhere or outside.

4. Siegfried Fischbacher:

   My eye caught something in the window ; it was a book on magic, i knew I had to have it. I can't explain, even now, why that was. All that stood in the way was five marks -- for me a fortune, a fortune for any little boy in Germany in 1947.

5. Flaviane Carvalho:

   I would like to give the boy a big hug, hold him tight and tell him that I'm so proud of him. He was so brave, the little boy was so brave. He not only saved himself, he saved his little sister by standing up to this man. Iam so proud of him. He is the hero.