Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
boy
Spanish translation:
niño, joven, muchacho, chaval, pequeño, chiquillo, etc.
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Oso (X)
Dec 13, 2000 05:56
24 yrs ago
English term
digiboy
what does boy mean
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Oso (X)
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Lorena Grancelli
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Gabriela Mellado
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boy
Pronunciation: 'boi
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 13th century
1 sometimes offensive : a male servant
2 a : a male child from birth to puberty b : SON
c : an immature male : YOUTH
d : SWEETHEART, BEAU
3 a : one native to a given place <local boy>
b : FELLOW, PERSON <the boys at the
office> c -- used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <boy, what a game>
In Spanish 'boy' is translated as: Niño, joven, muchacho, chaval, pequeño, chiquillo, etc.
I hope it is useful for you.
Saludos de OSO ¶:^)
Pronunciation: 'boi
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 13th century
1 sometimes offensive : a male servant
2 a : a male child from birth to puberty b : SON
c : an immature male : YOUTH
d : SWEETHEART, BEAU
3 a : one native to a given place <local boy>
b : FELLOW, PERSON <the boys at the
office> c -- used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <boy, what a game>
In Spanish 'boy' is translated as: Niño, joven, muchacho, chaval, pequeño, chiquillo, etc.
I hope it is useful for you.
Saludos de OSO ¶:^)
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Lorena Grancelli
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Professional Eng-Spa Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
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niño
"Boy" means niño, chico in Spanish. It is the word used to describe a young male person.
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Gabriela Mellado
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Office in the US and Mexico
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Answers with a "twist"
1. a derogatory term fora Negro male of any age [US 1800-1900s]
2. a catamita [US underworld,mid 1900s]
3. heroin [drug culture,mid 1900s-present]
4. an affeminate male homosexual [Slang US 1900s]
5. a masculine woman [US 1900s]
1. a derogatory term fora Negro male of any age [US 1800-1900s]
2. a catamita [US underworld,mid 1900s]
3. heroin [drug culture,mid 1900s-present]
4. an affeminate male homosexual [Slang US 1900s]
5. a masculine woman [US 1900s]
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