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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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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

Grossman replied, “The boys ...” and hung up, Erickson told jurors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The boys of the Gorgie Road had gone global.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I sat with the boys at the table, supposedly helping them with their math, but really I ignored them while I stewed and bit on a thumbnail.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu