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
Tween
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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You thought that boy bands were dead and gone But just like cancer and AIDS we're still going strong Ten million tween girls and old perverts can't be wrong!
Source: Boy Band -
Boy Band: Alvin and the Chipmunks are suggested by some to be the Ur-Example, both for the squeaky music and the "tween" target audience.
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Andy is still a boy in Toy Story 2 (maybe an early "tween", but that's it) and a young man about to depart for college in the third.
Source: Western Animation / Toy Story 3
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Tween and Boy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/tween
Boy & Tween. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/tween>.
Tween or Boy. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boy/tween.
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