Boy
Boy noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.
Usage example: a giggling little boy ran by
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Synonyms for Boy
Mollycoddle and boy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mollycoddle" instead a noun "Boy".
Mollycoddle
Mollycoddle noun - A pampered darling; an effeminate man.
Boy and mollycoddle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boy" instead a noun "Mollycoddle".
Nearby Words: mollycoddling, mollycoddled
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Both words in one sentence
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Artistic License Linguistics: At one point, a pirate says that he's not going to mollycoddle the boy.
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Mollycoddle and Boy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/mollycoddle
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