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Boy
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage. I shall see Some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness. Shak.