Слово англійською: boy

Іменник

Переклад boy українською: хло́пчик, юна́к, хло́пець

noun

/bɔɪ/

[countable] a male child or a young male person
- a little/small/young boy
- I used to play here as a boy.
- The older boys at school used to tease him.
- Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.
- Be a good boy and get me my coat.
- Two teenage boys were standing outside the shop.
- a twelve-year-old boy
see also bad boy, frat boy, good old boy, mummy’s boy, old boy, toy boy
[countable] a young son
- They have two boys and a girl.
- Her eldest boy is at college.
[countable] (in compounds; offensive when used of an older man) a boy or young man who does a particular job
- a delivery boy
see also barrow boy, best boy
[countable] a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc.
- He's a local boy.
- a city/country boy
the boys
[plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together
- a night out with the boys
our boys
[plural] a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them
- a message of support for our boys serving overseas

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin.

Idioms

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)

(saying) it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too

the boys in blue

boys will be boys

(saying) you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour

jobs for the boys

(British English, informal, disapproving) people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives

man and boy

from when somebody was young to when they were old or older
- He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy.

separate/sort out the men from the boys