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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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Unlike when I tried to borrow from the boys section, the board shorts weren’t comically long or baggy or cut straight across the waist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"The boys were on their way to their grandmother's house," explains Stella, 35.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Our boys will also be out of the house soon, and eventually the $500 car payment will end as well.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

"I'm broken, broken without your dad, broken without you boys," she said in court Wednesday, the Tribune reported.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Pearl sat as far from us boys as she could get.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck