Boy synonyms

son

The definition of a son is the male offspring of parents.

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lad

(Informal) Any man; fellow

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child (related)

(Computing) A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.

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whippersnapper

A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.

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tad

The definition of a tad is a little amount of something, or a little boy.

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stripling

(Archaic) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.

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fellow

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

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buddy

A partner for a particular activity.

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immature

The definition of immature is something that isn’t fully grown or developed.

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guttersnipe

A person of the lowest class.

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muchacho

Muchacho is a Spanish word for boy or young man.

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sonny

A familiar form of address for a boy

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bub

(Slang) Brother; boy; buddy

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schoolboy

A boy attending school.

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master

(Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man

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urchin

One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog.

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younker

A young man; a lad, youngster

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sweetheart

(Informal) A person regarded as generous or lovable.

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youth

The definition of a youth is a young person who has not yet reached adulthood and refers to the time period before you become an adult.

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youngster

A youth

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little gentleman

a male human offspring

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little guy

a male human offspring

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small-fry

Children

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puppy

(Informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.

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juvenile

Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish

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adolescent

A boy or a girl from puberty to adulthood; teenage person

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boyishness

The characteristic of being boyish.

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callant

(Scotland) lad, boy

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male

A male organism.

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puerilism

Childish behavior in an adult, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

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valet

A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.

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fourteen-year-old (related)

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cadet

A younger son or brother.

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male child

a male human offspring

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junior

A size and style of clothing designed for teens and young women, cut to fit smaller in the bust and hips than regular women's clothing

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ephebic

(Medicine) pubescent, adolescent

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puerile

The definition of puerile is something characteristic of or related to a child, especially silly, trivial or childish behavior.

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boyhood

Boys collectively

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spalpeen

(Ireland) A good-for-nothing person, often used so-named during a good humored ridicule.

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girl (antonym)

A female child.

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ten-year-old (related)

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gutter-snipe

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youngling

(Now Rare) A novice

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houseman

(Brit.) intern

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lord-in-waiting

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young-man

A term of endearment or address for a boy.

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shaver

A person who shaves

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boyish

Of, like, or fit for a boy or boys

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youthful

Young; possessing youth; not yet old or mature

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beau

A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.

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buck

The act of bucking

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bud

Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy:

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catamite

A boy used in pederasty

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ephebus

In ancient Athens, a young citizen (18 to 20 years) undergoing physical and military training

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knave

(Archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.

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lover

A person who loves sexually or romantically

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manikin

An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching.

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minor

A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.

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nipper

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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page

The writing or printing on one side of a page.

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puerility

An instance of this

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ragamuffin

A cat of this breed.