boy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical, masculine, offensive) a male domestic servant, especially one with a darker skin in a colony
2. (informal, masculine) boy, young man

Synoniemen

knecht

huisboy

Vertalingen

boy

👦

Boy

Knecht

αγόρι

knave

male child

son

male servant

young male

boy

👦

garçon

👦

ragazzo

👦

puer

🧒

criado

minyó

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bɔi̯/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Engels: boy

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: boye

Verwant aan Nederlands: boi

In summary

Borrowed from English boy. Cognate with Middle Dutch boye (“young man, boy”), whence Dutch boi (“boy”).