boy vs man

boy

noun
  • A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. 

  • A son of any age. 

  • A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker. 

  • A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee 

  • A younger such worker. 

  • Any non-white male, regardless of age. 

  • A male child or adolescent, as distinguished from infants or adults. 

  • A male (tree, gene, etc). 

  • A young male. 

  • A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank. 

  • Heroin. 

  • A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog. 

verb
  • To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage). 

intj
  • Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. 

man

noun
  • An adult male servant. 

  • A male lover; a boyfriend. 

  • A husband. 

  • A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste. 

  • All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.) 

  • An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch. 

  • A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.) 

  • A piece or token used in board games such as chess. 

  • An adult male human. 

  • A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter. 

  • A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact. 

  • A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.) 

  • A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult. (See usage notes.) 

  • A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males. 

  • All human males collectively: mankind. 

  • A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens. 

  • A vassal; a subject. 

  • A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. 

  • A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc. 

verb
  • To take up position in order to operate (something). 

  • To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex). 

adj
  • Only used in man enough 

pron
  • Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person. 

  • Any person, one 

name
  • A command used to display help pages in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. 

intj
  • Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man. 

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