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1) a part of a sentence that is not the subject or predicate (and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical) such as 'with the red hair' in 'The boy with the red hair fell off his bike' (adjunct)

2) (especially of a woman's hair, clothes, behaviour) like a boy (boyish)

3) a man or boy (chap)

4) a boy or man respected for bravery; a main male character in a poem, story, play etc (hero)

5) one side of a piece of paper in a book etc; a young male member of a hotel staff; a boy attending a bride at a wedding (page)

6) a boy or girl at school; a student who is awarded money or other help so that he or she can attend a university, college etc (scholar)

7) (a boy or young man who is) girlish or without the qualities of courage and strength (sissy)

8) (a form of address to) a young boy (sonny)

9) a young person, especially a boy (youngster)

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Meaning:
chap

a man or boy

gentleman

gent

gentleman

man

guy

a rope or chain used to keep something steady or secured, e.g. to hold a tent in place

man

he

(used as the subject of a verb) a male person or animal mentioned

man

kid

a young goat; a child

young person

lad

a boy; young man

young man

messrs

of Mr, especially in the names of companies

man

mr

mister

man

nipper

a small child

kid

youngster

a young person, especially a boy

child

BOY as in Wiktionary
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