boy
a youthful male person
How often you will meet it
Rank 294 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 72,330 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.034% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a youthful male person also: male child the baby was a boyshe made the boy brush his teeth every night
- a friendly informal reference to a grown man he likes to play golf with the boys
- a male human offspring also: son their son became a famous judgehis boy is taller than he is
boy in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It is a crucial test, a heart-rending test for a boy of twenty years.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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D'Aubusson, however, can doubtless get him to appoint the boy as one of his pages.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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The boy nodded his head sidewise toward his own home, and the girl silently nodded hers up and down in answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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And when, after a good many childless years, she brought him a girl and boy, he became excessively fond of his children.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1