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boy

Pronunciation: /bɔi̯/

“boy” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a male domestic servant, especially one with a darker skin in a colony
  2. boy, young man

Etymology

Borrowed from English boy. Cognate with Middle Dutch boye (“young man, boy”), whence Dutch boi (“boy”).

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