[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/boy.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / boy [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/B/) # boy «boy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a male child or a young man** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (boy, boys); interjection (Boy! Oh boy!) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A boy is a male child or a young man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m1) 2) «Boy!» or «Oh boy!» is said to show surprise or excitement, mostly in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m2) 3) (casual) «The boys» means a group of male friends: «out with the boys»; «boyo» (Wales, Ireland), «laddie» (Scotland) are friendly words for a boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m3) 4) (casual) «Boy» or «good boy» is said to a dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m4) 5) (rude) Calling a grown man «boy» can be an insult; «mummy's boy» teases a boy who is close to his mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m5) 6) (formal) Exams and forms say «male pupil», «a male child», «juvenile» or «a minor». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#m6) ### sense in the lessons people counted in a class or group, often next to girls; together they make the class; boys + girls = children; phrases: «a little boy», «boys and girls», «schoolboy», «the boys' team», «boyfriend»; in casual talk «the boys», «lads», «oh boy», «good boy» (to a dog); in rough talk «oi, boy, get over here», «mummy's boy»; in the exam voice «male pupils», «the number of male candidates», «the proportion of boys» ### examples - And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept. (Torah EXO.2.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x1) - And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x2) - Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning! (Writings ECC.10.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x3) - And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof. (Prophets ZEC.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x4) - But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away. (Prophets 1SA.20.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x5) - There are 14 boys and 16 girls in the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x6) - Each boy gets 3 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x7) - How many more girls than boys are there? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x8) - The boys picked 40 apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x9) - The boy next door has a dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x10) - Good morning, boys and girls! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x11) - The boys' football team won the cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x12) - Oh boy, 3 pizzas just for us! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x13) - Out with the boys, 6 of us, back by 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x14) - Good boy, Rex, sit! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x15) - A class comprises 30 pupils, of whom 14 are male. State the number of female pupils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x16) - Stop teasing him and calling him a mummy's boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x17) - He was quite a practical boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/#x18) ### note Plural: boys. Possessive: boy's (one boy), boys' (many boys). A thing counted. Boys + girls = children. Trap: «how many more girls than boys» is a difference, not a sum. «male pupils» in an exam means boys. «Oh boy» counts no boy. Teasing names like «mummy's boy» are unkind. ### In the corpora - [And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.29/) - [And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.105/) - [Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, and thy princes feast in the morning!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.203/) - [Bridesmaids are friends or relatives who help the bride and walk with her, and children can be flower girls or page boys.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/13/) - [A bot has no body, so it is neither a boy nor a girl; a name and voice are design choices.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/11/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «boy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.