Boy and Young

Boy

Boy noun - A male person who has not yet reached adulthood.
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Synonyms for Boy

Young and boy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Young" instead a noun "Boy".

Nearby Words: boyish, boyhood, boyishness

Young

Young noun - Any immature animal.

Boy and young are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boy" instead a noun "Young".

Nearby Words: youngster, youngling, youngish

How words are described

old old boy old young
original original boy original young
handsome handsome boy handsome young
dead dead boy dead young
Other adjectives: gay, healthy, bad, quiet, young, cute, new, former, titular, born, teenage, younger.

Both words in one sentence

  • Several 'trouser roles' in opera—the character is a boy/young man, sung by a soprano—qualify.
    Source: Keet / Music
  • Manga / Baoh The story details the adventures of Ikuro Hashizawa and Sumire, a boy and a young girl escaping from the evil secret organization that experimented on them: the Doress/Judas Organization.
    Source: Manga / Baoh
  • Narm / Music And then, glowing eyes from the boy choir, and a young teen boy in nothing but tighty-whities.
    Source: Narm / Music
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