Meaning boy
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mid-13c., boie "servant, commoner, knave, boy," of unknown origin. Possibly from Old French embuie "one fettered," from Vulgar Latin *imboiare, from Latin boia "leg iron, yoke [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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male child: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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a male child who will grow up to be a man
Source: eenglish.in

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yingl
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com

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(n) a youthful male person(n) a friendly informal reference to a grown man(n) a male human offspring(n) (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
Source: beedictionary.com

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puer
Source: latin-dictionary.org

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Also cabin boy or ship's boy. A young man acting as a servant on a ship; fetching water; helping out with the cooking; cleaning etc.
Source: ageofsail.net

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A young male,''particularly'' * '''1440''', ''Promptorium Parvulorum'', 35: *: Bye or boye: ''Bostio''. * '''1535''', , Zechariah, Chapter VIII, Verse 5: *: The stretes of the citie shalbe full [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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male|lang=tr
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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boy


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Source: en.wiktionary.org





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