Definitions

1. noun

a male child or young person.

“He’s just a little boy who loves to play soccer.”

2. noun

a young male serving a boy in a choir or a male singer in a choir.

“He was a boy in the church choir for many years.”

3. noun

a young male animal, especially one that is male and young enough to be considered a juvenile.

“The farmer took the boy calf to the market.”

4. verb

to treat someone as a boy, especially by teasing or bullying them.

“The older kids liked to boy the new student on the first day.”

5. verb

to make something boyish or to reduce something to the level of a boy.

“The artist boyed the entire city by painting it with childish colors.”