boy vs mistress

boy

noun
  • A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee 

  • A son of any age. 

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

  • A younger such worker. 

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

  • 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. 

mistress

noun
  • A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership) 

  • The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations 

  • A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership 

  • a woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart 

  • A married woman; a wife 

  • A female teacher 

  • A dominatrix 

  • A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it 

verb
  • To act or take the role of a mistress. 

  • Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency. 

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