Word a Day
boy
What does boy mean?
boy (noun): a male child.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce boy?
/bɔɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does boy come from?
From Middle English boy / boye (“servant, commoner, knave, boy”), from Old English *bōia (“boy”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of boy?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “boy”?
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What does “boy” mean?
a full supply
Not quite: that's what plenty means.
a heavy load
Not quite: that's what burden means.
a male child
Right! That's what “boy” means.
the forehead
Not quite: that's what brow means.
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