Palabra Inglés del Día

boy

niño

Definiciones

inglés > español
boy
1. s. Niño, muchacho, mozalbete
inglés > inglés
boy
1. s. A young male, particularly
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
2. s. A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
3. s. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
4. s. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
5. s. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
6. s. (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
7. s. A younger such worker.
8. s. (historical, or offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
9. s. (obsolete) A male camp follower.
10. s. (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
11. s. A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
12. s. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
13. s. (US, slang) Heroin.
14. interj. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Boy, that was close!
Boy, that tastes good!
Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!
15. v. to use the word boy to refer to someone
Don't boy me!
16. v. to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage)
español > inglés
niño
1. n-m. child; boy, girl