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boyish
What does boyish mean?
boyish (adjective): befitting or characteristic of a young boy.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce boyish?
/ˈbɔɪɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does boyish come from?
From boy + -ish.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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