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boy

/bɔɪ/ noun A1
  1. A male child. (countable, uncountable) · Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.
  2. A young man. (countable, informal, uncountable) · Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
  3. A son of any age. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A male human younger than the speaker. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A male human of any age, as opposed to a "girl" (female human of any age). (countable, informal, uncountable) · boys' club
  6. A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly (countable, uncountable)
  7. A younger such worker. (countable, uncountable)
  8. A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. (countable, uncountable)

Plural boys

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## The Boy and the Filberts
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 15 · B2
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 15 · B2
“Yes, yes, my boy, so we will—so we will,” replied the old man; “but how shall we be happy?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 13 · C1
“Yes, my dear boy,” replied the old man, “it is very fortunate.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 13 · C1

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