boy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a youthful male person
the baby was a boy
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- female child antonym
- boyhood derivation
Sense 2 noun
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
he likes to play golf with the boys
Types & categories
- man hypernym
- broth of a boy hyponym
- one of the boys hyponym
Sense 3 noun
a male human offspring
their son became a famous judge
Types & categories
- male offspring hypernym
- Jr hyponym
- mother's boy hyponym
- Esau instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- daughter antonym
Sense 4 noun
(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
get out of my way, boy
Types & categories
- Black man hypernym
Related & opposite
- derogation domain usage
- ethnic slur domain usage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | female child |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boyhood |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | male person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | altar boy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ball boy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bat boy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laddie |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catamite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | farm boy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Fauntleroy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plowboy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | schoolboy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Scout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shop boy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | man |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | broth of a boy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | one of the boys |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | daughter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | male offspring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Jr |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mother's boy |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Esau |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | ethnic slur |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | Black man |