Boy
Boy noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.
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Dependent and boy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dependent" instead a noun "Boy".
Dependent
Dependent noun - A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).
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- Some argue they took the sweet side too far this time instead, and turned her into a boy-dependent whimp.
Source: Flanderization / Live-Action TV -
The boy and his bear become famous all over the world... then we Time Skip to a point where the boy is now an emotionally-stunted adult, still dependent on his teddy bear, who is a Former Child Star and incredibly hedonistic and crude.
Source: Subverted Kids Show - Momma's Boy: Derby's quite dependent on his parents, which makes him easy prey for Asenath.
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