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1. www.etymonline.com › word › boyboy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

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   Oct 23, 2022 · Possibly from Old French embuie "one fettered," from Vulgar Latin *imboiare, from Latin boia "leg iron, yoke, leather collar," from Greek boeiai dorai "ox hides." (Words for "boy" double as "servant, attendant" across the Indo-European map — compare Italian ragazzo , French garçon , Greek pais , Middle English knave , Old Church Slavonic otroku — and often it is difficult to say which ...

   • Português (Portuguese)

     Boy-meets-girl "típico de um romance convencional" é de...

   • Boy 뜻

     boy 뜻: 소년; 13세기 중반, boie "하인, 평민, 악당" (일반적으로 젊고 남성); 1300년경,...

   • Lover-Boy

     Lover-Boy - boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

   • Ball-Boy

     Ball-Boy - boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

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     Bell-Boy - boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

   • Fanboy

     Fanboy - boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

   • Boyar

     boyar. (n.). member of a Russian aristocratic class, 1590s,...

   • Plow-Boy

     Boy-crazy "eager to associate with males" is from 1923. A...

2. www.oed.com › dictionary › boy_n1boy, n.¹ & int. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The suggested French etymology which has been taken up most widely (proposed by E. J. Dobson in Medium Ævum vol. 9 (1940) 121–54 and Medium Ævum vol. 12 (1943) 71–6) connects the word with Anglo-Norman boie boy n. 2, in Dobson's account via an (unrecorded) shortened variant (by aphaeresis) of emboié, embuié, enbué, enbuié, anbué (adjective) fettered, (noun) person in chains (12th ...

3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › boyboy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Nov 9, 2024 · boy (countable and uncountable, plural boys) A young male human. [from 15th c.] Kate is dating a boy named Jim. 1440, Promptorium Parvulorum, section 35: Bye or boye: Bostio. 1535, Bible (Coverdale), Zechariah, Chapter VIII, Verse 5: The stretes of the citie shal be full of yonge boyes and damselles...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BoyBoy - Wikipedia

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   According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". [1] The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy"). Although the exact etymology is obscure, the English and Frisian ...

5. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 475329etymology - Origin of the negative connotation of "boy ...

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   Nov 29, 2018 · The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy"). Although the exact etymology is obscure, the English and Frisian forms probably derive from an earlier Anglo-Frisian *bō-ja ("little brother"), a diminutive of ...

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › boyBoy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BOY is a male child from birth to adulthood. How to use boy in a sentence. ... Etymology. Middle English . First Known Use. 14th century, in the ...

7. cooljugator.com › etymology › enBoy etymology in English - cooljugator.com

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   boy: English (en) (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage). To use the word boy to refer to someone Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. (US, slang) Heroin. [from 20th c.]. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.

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   What is the etymology of boy?

   • Early etymology of boy: Wikipedia has: Etymology: The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy").

   etymology - Origin of the negative connotation of "boy" - English

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   What does a boy mean in English?

   • According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy").

   Boy - Wikipedia

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   Does the word 'boy' refer to age?

   • Judge Moore having decided in my hearing, that in Ireland the word ‘ Boy ’ has no reference to age. The ‘ boys ’ in a fisherman's household are all the males, of whatever age, except the father or master. These Western boys (every man living beyond the Missouri is a Boy, just as every woman is a Lady).

   boy, n.¹ & int. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does a boy a youth mean?

   • c. 1300, "a boy, a youth" (early 13c. as a surname), from Old French garçun "menial, servant-boy, page; man of base condition...," ["in jocular use, 'lad'" - OED]; objective case of gars (11c.; Modern French garçon "boy, bachelor, single man; waiter...

   boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

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   What does Boyo mean in English?

   • In some local uses "a man," without reference to age (OED lists "in Cornwall, in Ireland, in the far West of the U.S."). The meaning "male negro slave or Asian personal servant of any age" attested from c. 1600. Extended form boyo is attested from 1870. Emphatic exclamation oh, boy is attested by 1917.

   boy | Etymology of boy by etymonline

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   What is the difference between a boy and a man?

   • A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is usually described as a man. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood".

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