boy
US /bɔɪ/
Definition
a youthful male person
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The boy waited by the entrance until his father arrived.
Word Family
NounNoun
boy gốc
boyhood
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Synonyms
- lada boy or man
- youtha young person (especially a young man or boy)
Collocations
- Easy playful little boydescribing playful little boy (full of fun and high spirits)
- Medium office delivery boy on dutydescribing office delivery boy on duty (place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed)
- Hard exclusive old boys' clubdescribing exclusive old boys' club (a news report that is reported first by one news organization)
- Very Hard separate the boys from the mento separate the boys from the men, meaning to act as a barrier between; stand between
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