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  • boy — mid 13c., boie servant, commoner, knave, boy, possibly from O.Fr. embuie one fettered, from V.L. *imboiare, from L. boia leg iron, yoke, leather collar, from Gk. boeiai dorai ox hides. But it also appears to be identical with E.Fris. boi young… …   Etymology dictionary

  • boy — [boi] n. [ME boie, servant, commoner, knave, boy < ? OFr embuié, one fettered < embuier, to chain < em , EN 1 + L boiae, fetters, orig., leather collar for the neck < bos, ox, COW1] 1. a male child from birth to the age of physical… …   English World dictionary

  • boy — /boy/, n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. 2. a young man who lacks maturity, judgment, etc. 3. Informal. a grown man, esp. when referred to familiarly: He liked to play poker with the boys. 4. a son …   Universalium

  • Boy player — is a common term for the adolescent males employed by Medieval and English Renaissance playing companies. Some boy players worked for the mainstream companies and performed the female roles, as women did not perform on the English stage in this… …   Wikipedia

  • Boy — Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note: Boy …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boy bishop — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boy's love — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boy's play — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Servant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subject subject liegeman Sgm: N 1 servant servant retainer follower henchman servitor domestic menial help lady help employe …   English dictionary for students

  • boy — /bɔɪ / (say boy) noun 1. a male child or young person. 2. one s male child; son. 3. a young man who lacks maturity, vigour, judgement, etc. 4. Colloquial a man. 5. Colloquial a boyfriend (def. 1). 6. a young male servant; page. 7. a. (formerly,… …  

  • boy — n. 1) an altar; barrow (BE; CE has street vendor); bugle; cabin; chorus; college (esp. AE); delivery; messenger; newspaper; office; shoe shine; stock; water boy 2) a best boy ( assistant gaffer on a TV or film set ) 3) a ball boy (who retrieves… …   Combinatory dictionary

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