boy
Signification (English)
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- A young male human.
- A young male human.
- A son of any age.
- A male human younger than the speaker.
- (informal) A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age).
- (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
- A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
- A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
- (obsolete) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee
- A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly
- Any non-white male, regardless of age.
- (informal) A male friend.
- A male submissive.
- A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog.
- A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
- (slang) Heroin.
- A male (tree, gene, etc).
Concepts
garçon ''m''
jeune garçon
jeune personne
mon petit
tout jeune homme
mon petit gars
gardon rouge
boy friend
frisont
les garçons
les gars
fris
Synonyms
male child
young male
young person
young fellow
young boy
adolescent boy
swain
eldest son
male servant
news-vendor
young child
young unmarried man
common rudd
young lad
servant-boy
oyster young man
the small one
married man
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/bɔɪ/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy From Middle English boy／boye (“servant, commoner, knave, boy”), from Old English *bōia (“boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô (“younger brother, young male relation”), from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“brother, close male relation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-, *bʰāt- (“father, elder brother, brother”). Cognate with Scots boy (“boy”), West Frisian boai (“boy”), Dutch boi (“boy”), Low German Boi (“boy”), and probably to the Old English proper name Bōia. Also related to West Flemish boe (“brother”), Norwegian dialectal boa (“brother”), Dutch boef (“rogue, knave”), Bavarian Bua (“young boy, lad”), German Bube ("boy; knave; jack"; > English bub), Icelandic bófi (“rogue, crook, bandit, knave”). See also bully.
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