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Boy vs. Girl — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Boy and Girl

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Boy

A boy is a young male human. The term is usually used for a child or an adolescent.

Girl

A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a woman.

Boy

A male child.

Girl

A female child.

Boy

A son
His youngest boy.
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Girl

A daughter
Our youngest girl.

Boy

Often Offensive A man, especially a young man.

Girl

Often Offensive A woman.

Boy

(Informal) A man socializing in a group of men
A night out with the boys.

Girl

A woman socializing with a group of women
A night out with the girls.

Boy

(Offensive) A male servant or employee.

Girl

Used as a familiar form of address to express support of or camaraderie with a woman.

Boy

Used to express mild astonishment, elation, or disgust
Oh boy—what a surprise!.

Girl

(Informal) A female sweetheart
Cadets escorting their girls to the ball.

Boy

A young male.
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.

Girl

(Offensive) A female servant or employee.

Boy

(particularly) A male child or adolescent, as distinguished from infants or adults.

Girl

A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.

Boy

(diminutive) A son of any age.

Girl

A young female animal.

Boy

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

Girl

A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

Boy

(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.

Girl

A female servant; a maid. see usage notes

Boy

A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:

Girl

A queen (the playing card).

Boy

A younger such worker.

Girl

(colloquial) A term of endearment. see usage notes

Boy

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

Girl

One's girlfriend.

Boy

(obsolete) A male camp follower.

Girl

One's daughter.
Your girl turned up on our doorstep.

Boy

Any non-white male, regardless of age.

Girl

A roebuck two years old.

Boy

A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?

Girl

Cocaine, especially in powder form.

Boy

A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.

Girl

A female (tree, gene, etc).

Boy

Heroin.

Girl

(derogatory) A boy or man who is weak or sentimental.
Don't be such a girl!

Boy

A male (tree, gene, etc).

Girl

(transitive) To feminize or girlify; to gender as a girl or as for girls.

Boy

Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Boy, that was close!
Boy, that tastes good!
Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!

Girl

To staff with or as a girl or girls.

Boy

(transitive) To act as a boy in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.

Girl

A young person of either sex; a child.

Boy

A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee.

Girl

A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.

Boy

In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race; - considered derogatory by those so called, and now seldom used.
He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of importing boys from Capetown.

Girl

A female servant; a maidservant.

Boy

To act as a boy; - in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
I shall seeSome squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness.

Girl

A roebuck two years old.

Boy

A youthful male person;
The baby was a boy
She made the boy brush his teeth every night
Most soldiers are only boys in uniform

Girl

A young woman;
A young lady of 18

Boy

A friendly informal reference to a grown man;
He likes to play golf with the boys

Girl

A youthful female person;
The baby was a girl
The girls were just learning to ride a tricycle

Boy

A male human offspring;
Their son became a famous judge
His boy is taller than he is

Girl

A female human offspring;
Her daughter cared for her in her old age

Boy

(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man;
Get out of my way, boy

Girl

A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved;
His girlfriend kicked him out

Girl

A friendly informal reference to a grown woman;
Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls

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