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boys

NOUN

young man

Synonyms

STRONGEST

child fellow guy lad youngster youth

STRONG

buck cadet chap dude gamin half-pint junior master punk puppy runt schoolboy shaver sonny sprout squirt stripling tadpole whippersnapper

WEAK

little guy little shaver small fry

Antonyms

WEAK

girl

Example Sentences

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I'm proud of the boys for the resilience they showed to keep coming back, and no doubt we'll be back better again next year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The mother of the motorist who found the children told Portuguese media that one of the boys said they had been blindfolded and told to look for a hidden toy.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Back in the start of the century, they advertised in newspapers from the Midwest to Hawaii, and they put uniforms on boys as young as 6.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The boys celebrated their victory by piling on top of one another in the snow.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Two boys in matching Oakview High cross-country shirts barrel past me, and I’m so jealous of them I want to scream.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison