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boys

NOUN

young man

Synonyms

STRONGEST

child fellow guy lad youngster youth

STRONG

buck cadet chap dude gamin half-pint junior master punk puppy runt schoolboy shaver sonny sprout squirt stripling tadpole whippersnapper

WEAK

little guy little shaver small fry

Antonyms

WEAK

girl

Example Sentences

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“They’re rivals on the field, but those are our boys off the field,” Levu said of the Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The mother of the motorist who found the children told Portuguese media that one of the boys said they had been blindfolded and told to look for a hidden toy.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

That was the second-longest standing City record behind only the boys pole vault which dates back to 1969.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Explaining his sentencing decision at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Nicholas Rowland said he would avoid "criminalising" the boys, telling them: "None of you need to go to prison today."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

I cannot separate out what happened to the boys that night from what has become of me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse