Boy

/bɔːə/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts3 letters

Definition of Boy

noun

A young male.
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
(diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
(now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:

verb

To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.
"Don't boy me!"
To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

interjection

Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
"Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"

Anagrams of Boy

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 3 letters:

Words You Can Make

1 words can be made from the letters in "boy":

3-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "boy" and rearranging:

+sboys sybo yobs

Related Word Patterns

BO...Words starting with "bo"...OYWords ending with "oy"All 3-letter words Unscramble "boy"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

chapguyladmatebratknavesquirtmanservantson

Rhyming Words

ahoy alloy annoy attaboy batboy beachboy bellboy blackboy bullyboy buoy busboy callboy carboy charpoy choirboy+5 more

Related Words

baa bad bag bah bal bam ban bap bar bas bat bay bed bee beg