1
as in kid
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a giggling little boy ran by
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2
as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
their teenaged daughter has a new boy, and she's just crazy about him
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Noun
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Research shows that parents lose sleep for a surprising number of years after their children are born and kids notoriously struggle with everything from bedtime routines to nightmares.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Over the years, Hudson has not been shy about family life, documenting many memories with her kids on social media.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For now, both women seem perfectly happy in their separate lanes—with Taylor soaking up boyfriend time with Kelce, and Brittany juggling newborn life and her growing business ventures.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Kinnear will play the religious boyfriend of Pfeiffer’s character.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As a teenager, Clementine began taking a more serious interest in fashion and had the opportunity to watch her mother make her return to the Versace runway in Milan Fashion Week in September 2023.—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Saint Patrick was actually British, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved as a teenager to work as a shepherd.—
Maureen Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
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When McCaffery announced his new role at Butler in September, Clark celebrated her beau's accomplishment in a post on Instagram.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Chelsea and her older beau, Rick, who so far seem to have a healthy connection in The White Lotus season three.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Best was too cool, and Charlton too straight, Law was the cheeky and abrasive lad, forever grateful to be on the pitch and giving everything.—
Sam Pilger,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Older children, adolescents and adults should get at least one shot of the MMR vaccine, with two doses separated by at least 28 days, the CDC says.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beyond women’s rugby, this applies to any program aimed at supporting, without judgment, all female athletes, all LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults, all body types, and all those ready to better our world.—
Paige Perricone,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte's first-ever curtsy came as a toddler on the runway at Chopin Airport, in Warsaw, Poland, on July 19, 2017.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott One mom's hack for getting a toddler to fold their laundry is mostly receiving praise in the comments on her Instagram post.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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