Definition of boy

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Boy (v. t.) To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.

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Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (n.) A favorite.
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty..
Boycott :: Boycott (v. t.) To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott..
Plowboy :: Plowboy (n.) Alt. of Ploughbo.
Venturesome :: Venturesome (a.) Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act..
Under-age :: Under-age (a.) Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish..
Lingoa Wood :: Lingoa wood () Amboyna wood.
Boyer :: Boyer (n.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
Henchboy :: Henchboy (n.) A page; a servant.
Slatterpouch :: Slatterpouch (n.) A dance or game played by boys, requiring active exercise..
Gossoon :: Gossoon (n.) A boy; a servant.
Lad :: Lad (n.) A boy; a youth; a stripling.
Page :: Page (n.) A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body..
Hoboy :: Hoboy (n.) A hautboy or oboe.
Forward :: Forward (a.) Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years..
Stone :: Stone (n.) Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones..
Boyism :: Boyism (n.) Boyhood.
Remove :: Remove (n.) The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year..
Tomboy :: Tomboy (n.) A romping girl; a hoiden.
Mere :: Mere (Superl.) Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form..
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