boy vs son

boy

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

son

noun
  • A male descendant. 

  • The current version of a file, derived from the preceding father file. 

  • A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents. 

  • An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority. 

  • One's male offspring. 

  • A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person. 

  • A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person. 

  • A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence. 

  • Son cubano, a genre of music and dance blending Spanish and African elements that originated in Cuba during the late 19th century. 

verb
  • To address (someone) as "son". 

  • To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son. 

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