boy
boy is a 3-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
- transitive verb. To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
- noun. (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
"get out of my way, boy"
- noun. a friendly informal reference to a grown man
"he likes to play golf with the boys"
- noun. a youthful male person
"the baby was a boy"
"she made the boy brush his teeth every night"
- noun. a male human offspring
"their son became a famous judge"
"his boy is taller than he is"
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