Synonyms of the word

boy

• n. A young male, particularly.
• n. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
• n. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
• n. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest…
• n. (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or…
• n. (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
• n. (in affectionate address) A male animal, especially a male dog.
• n. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
• n. (US, slang) Heroin.
• interj. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
• v. to use the word boy to refer to someone.
• v. (transitive) to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

male

• adj. Belonging to the sex which has testes and/or XY chromosomes.
• adj. Belonging to the masculine gender (social category).
• adj. (biology) Typical of, or typically found in, the male of a species.
• adj. (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
• adj. (figuratively) Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart,…
• n. One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

man

• n. An adult male human.
• n. (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
• n. A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.).
• n. (collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.).
• n. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
• n. (obsolete) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
• n. An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity,…
• n. (uncountable, obsolete, uncommon) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
• n. A husband.
• n. A lover; a boyfriend.
• n. A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used…
• n. A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last…
• n. A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
• n. A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
• n. An adult male servant. (historical) A vassal. A subject.
• n. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
• n. (MLE, slang) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
• n. A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience,…
• n. A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
• adj. Only used in man enough.
• interj. Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing…
• v. (transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
• v. (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
• v. (reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, chiefly falconry) To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence…

man-child

• n. Alternative spelling of man child.

son

• n. One's male offspring.
• n. A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
• n. A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that…
• n. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
• n. A male descendant.
• n. A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
• n. (Britain, colloquial) An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
• v. (transitive) To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
• v. (transitive) To address (someone) as "son".