Boy

Boy

A boy is a young male human, usually child or adolescent. When he becomes an adult he's described as a man. The most apparent thing that differentiates a boy from a girl is that a boy typically has a penis while girls do not. However some intersex children with ambiguous genitals, and biologically female transgender children, may also be classified or self-identify as a "boy".

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Famous quotes containing the word boy:

    “The boy is a Greek; the youth, romantic; the adult, reflective.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy till they die.”
    —Philip Roth (20th century)

    “A quiet well-behaved boy is likely to be both frightened and ambitious.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)