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#1·Apr 26, 2026
A male child.
Kieran plays football with other boys in his school.
Origin: From , from , from , from , from , from , *bʰāt-. Cognate with , , , , and probably to the proper name Bōia. Also related to , dialectal brother, , , , , Lombard bagaj. See also bully. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(loose, informal) A young man.
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#3·Apr 26, 2026
(loose, diminutive, especially, with a possessive) A son of any age.
Girls were offered baby dolls, princesses and sexy fashion figures; the boys section had superheroes, building blocks, science kits and dinosaurs.
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