The Dutch word for boy is
jongen
Translations for boy and their definitions
| jongen | |
| 1. n. A boy, any male kid | |
| 2. n. (in the plural: jongens) Members of a male 'peers' group, e.g. a military unit | |
| 3. n. (slang used in the vocative) A dude, a colloquial term of address for a man | |
| 4. n. Plural form of jong | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To give birth, have offspring, i.e. deliver one or more young | |
| 6. v. (figuratively intransitive) To multiply, grow | |
| knaap | |
| 1. n. boy, usually adolescent | |
| 2. n. (by extension) Any human male, regardless of age | |
| 3. n. (chiefly in compounds) A servant, helper | |
| 4. n. A big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object |
| boy | |
| 1. n. a male domestic servant, especially colored in a colony |
| mannen | |
| 1. n. Plural form of man |
| nikker | |
| 1. n. (mythology) A water spirit, especially one who lures (young) people to drown; a neck, nixie | |
| 2. n. (pejorative) A nigger |
| jongens | |
| 1. n. Plural form of jongen | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) guys, a form of address for a group of male persons or a group of mixed male and female persons. | |
| Hoi jongens! - Hey guys! | |
| 3. interj. boy! |
| kerel | |
| 1. n. lad, fellow, bloke |
| kerels | |
| 1. n. Plural form of kerel |
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