Compound Forms:
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| altar boy n | (boy: church assistant) | monaguillo nm |
| | The altar boys led the procession into the cathedral, followed by the priests and finally the bishop. |
| | Los monaguillos abrían la procesión de entrada a la catedral, seguidos de los sacerdotes y del obispo. |
| altar boy n | figurative (boy: well-behaved) (figurado, coloquial) | señorito inglés loc nom m |
| | Te prometo que me comportaré en todo momento como un señorito inglés. |
| baby boy n | (male infant) (bebé masculino) | niño, nene nm |
| | Estaba muy contenta porque el médico le dijo que el bebé iba a ser un niño. |
| bad boy n | (male child: naughty) | niño malcriado, niño malo nm + adj |
| | (CL) | malulo nm |
| | My little Jimmy is being such a bad boy lately, I just don't know what to do. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esteban es un niño malcriado por culpa de su nana. |
| | (coloquial) | mocoso del diablo loc nom m |
| | Mi pequeño Jimmy está comportándose como un mocoso del diablo últimamente, ya no sé qué hacer. |
| bad boy n | figurative, slang (man: rebel) (figurado) | oveja negra loc nom f |
| | | chico malo nm + adj |
| | | muchacho malo nm + adj |
| | I'm always attracted to the bad boys. |
| | Siempre me siento atraída por la oveja negra del grupo. |
| ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) (hombre) | recogepelotas n común |
| | The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| | Los recogepelotas se lanzan desde la lateral para quitar las pelotas de tennis de la cancha. |
| | (CL, hombre) | pelotero nm |
| | Los peloteros se lanzan desde la lateral para quitar las pelotas de tennis de la cancha. |
| ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) (hombre) | recogepelotas n común |
| | (voz inglesa) | ball boy loc nom m |
| barrow boy n | UK (street seller of fruit, vegetables) | vendedor en un puesto callejero nm + loc adv |
| barrow boy n | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (social climber in East London) | trepador nm |
| barrow boy n | UK (mountain rescue: stretcher bearer) | camillero nm |
| | | rescatista nm |
bellboy,
bell-boy n | US (young male porter at a hotel) | botones n común inv |
| | Did you remember to tip the bellboy for bringing your luggage up to your room? |
| best boy n | informal (movies: electrician's assistant) | asistente eléctrico loc nom m |
| | | best boy loc nom m |
| big boy n | (male child; somewhat mature) | niño grande nm + adj |
| | | muchacho grande nm + adj |
| big boy n | informal (impressive person or thing) | grandote nm |
| | This big boy is the largest fish I ever caught. |
| Big Boy n | (steam train: locomotive) (voz inglesa) | Big Boy n propio m |
| | | locomotora nf |
| big boy interj | informal (form of address for a man) | grandulón loc interj |
| | | chico grande, niño grande loc interj |
| birthday boy n | (male child whose birthday it is) | cumpleañero nm |
| | Everyone applauded when the birthday boy blew out his candles. |
| bouncing baby boy n | informal, figurative (healthy newborn male) (bebé sano, varón) | varoncito nm |
| | Congratulations! You've just given birth to a bouncing baby boy. |
| | ¡Felicidades! Ha dado usted a luz a un hermoso varoncito. |
| | | bebé rozagante nm + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fue al nacer un bebé rozagante que demostraba mucho carácter. |
| boy racer n | UK, informal (fast young male driver) | corredor nm |
boy scout,
Boy Scout n | (member of boys' youth group) | boy scout loc nom m |
| | | scout nm |
| | Both of my brothers were boy scouts. |
| | Mis dos hermanos eran boy scouts. |
| | | niño explorador loc nom m |
| | Mis dos hermanos eran niños exploradores. |
| boy scout n | US, figurative, informal (male: virtuous) (figurado) | caballero nm |
| | (figurado) | niño explorador loc nom m |
| | He always had this squeaky-clean boy scout image. |
| | Siempre tuvo esta imagen pulida de caballero. |
boytoy (US),
toyboy (UK) n | informal (male lover younger than partner) (coloquial) | juguete sexual loc nom m |
| | (MX: coloquial; voz inglesa) | boytoy nm |
| | (ES: coloquial) | yogurín nm |
| Note: The older partner may be of either gender. |
boy toy,
boytoy n | US, dated, informal (young, sexually attractive woman) (coloquial) | juguete sexual loc nom m |
| boy wonder | (skilled young man) | niño prodigio nm + adj mf |
| | | niño maravilla nm + adj inv |
| boy-meets-girl adj | (typical love story) | romántica adj |
| | | historia romántica loc adj |
busboy,
bus boy n | US (restaurant employee who clears tables) | ayudante de camarero, ayudante de mozo loc nom m |
| | (MX) | galopino nm |
| | A busboy is employed to do menial tasks in a restaurant. |
| | I mistakenly gave the tip to the bus boy instead of the waitress. |
| cabin boy n | (nautical) | grumete nm |
| | | ayudante de tripulación nm + loc adj |
| choirboy n | (young male choral singer) | niño cantor loc nom m |
| | | niño de coro, chico del coro loc nom m |
| | Randy was a choirboy for seven years at his church. |
| city boy n | (young man from urban area) | chico de ciudad nm + loc adj |
| college boy n | US (male student at a college) | universitario nm |
| | Let's walk across campus and try to find a cute college boy. |
| college boy n | US (young college-educated man) | universitario nm |
| | The college boy thinks he'll be running the company in six months. |
| | | joven graduado de universidad nm + loc adj |
| dayboy n | (young male at boarding school in day) | alumno externo nm + adj |
| delivery boy n | (delivers newspapers) | diariero nm |
| Note: No siempre son chicos. |
| | | repartidor de periódicos grupo nom |
| | (AR, coloquial) | canillita nm |
| delivery boy n | (delivers goods) | repartidor nm |
| | The pizza I ordered was brought to my house by a delivery boy. |
| | La pizza que pedí me la trajo a casa un repartidor. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cadete nm |
| | (AR, voz inglesa) | delivery nm |
| | La pizza que pedí me la trajo a casa un cadete. |
| | La pizza que pedí me la trajo a casa el delivery. |
| errand boy n | (carries messages) | recadero nm |
| | | mensajero nm |
| | (AR) | cadete nm |
| | Don't ask me to pass your messages: I'm not your errand boy. |
| | I had the title of Assistant to the President, but the truth is, I was just an errand boy. |
| | No me pidas que te pase los mensajes, no soy tu recadero. |
| | (informal) | chico de los recados, chico de los mandados nm + loc adj |
| | No me pidas que te pase los mensajes, no soy tu chico de los recados. |
| golden boy n | figurative (male who is admired and popular) (figurado) | chico de oro, niño de oro loc nom m |
| | | chico del momento loc nom m |
| | | niño mimado loc nom m |
| good boy n | (well-behaved male child) | buen chico, buen niño adj + nm |
| | | niño juicioso nm + adj |
| | He was a very good boy. |
| good boy interj | (used to praise a male child) | ¡buen chico! loc interj |
| | Good boy! You received an "A" in mathematics. |
| | ¡Buen chico! Has sacado una "A" en matemáticas. |
| good boy interj | (used to praise male dog) (perro) | ¡buen chico! loc interj |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US, informal (unsophisticated male) | buen tipo loc nom m |
| | | buen chico loc nom m |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US informal (male with strong support network) | hombre de contactos nm + loc adj |
| growing boy n | (male child) | niño en edad de crecimiento, muchacho en edad de crecimiento grupo nom |
| | It is especially important for growing boys like you to eat a healthy diet. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Beber leche es esencial para un niño en edad de crecimiento, principalmente por el calcio que aquella aporta al organismo. |
| little boy n | (young male child) | niño pequeño nm + adj |
| | | crío nm |
| | | nene nm |
| | | pequeño, pequeñuelo nm |
| | The little boy was playing with a toy horse. |
| | I've known you ever since you were a little boy! |
| | ¡Te conozco desde que eras un niño pequeño! |
| | | muchachito nm |
| | | chiquillo nm |
| | (AR) | pibe, pibito nm |
| | (AmL) | chiquito nm |
| lover boy n | informal, humorous (male lover, boyfriend) | enamorado nm |
mother's boy,
mama's boy (US),
mamma's boy (US),
momma's boy (US),
mummy's boy (UK) n | informal, pejorative (man overly attached to his mother) (coloquial) | niño de mamá nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | nene de mamá nm + loc adj |
| | (CO: coloquial) | hijo de mami nm + loc adj |
| | Tim's mother has him tied to her apron strings; he's become a mama's boy. |
| | La madre de Tim lo tiene colgado de las faldas; se ha vuelto un niño de mamá. |
| man and boy expr | (ever since childhood) | desde chico, desde pequeño expr |
| mother's boy | (overly attached to mother) | nene de mamá, niño de mamá loc nom m |
| nancy boy n | pejorative, offensive!, informal (effeminate man) (ofensivo, vulgar) | maricón, marica nm |
| | Harry showed his true colours when he called Brian a nancy boy. |
| | Harry demostró quién era cuando le dijo maricón a Brian. |
| newspaper boy n | (young male who delivers newspapers) (AR) | canillita nm |
| | | diariero, diarera nm, nf |
| | | repartidor, repartidora nm, nf |
| | The newspaper boy delivers the neighbors's newspapers every morning at 7 am. |
| | El canillita entrega los periódicos de los vecinos a las siete cada mañana. |
| nice boy n | informal (respectable young man) (respetable) | chico bueno, buen chico nm + adj |
| | Nice boys don't expect you to sleep with them on a first date! |
| | Los chicos buenos nos esperan que te acuestes con ellos en la primera cita. |
| office boy | (errand boy) | cadete nm |
| | | recadero nm |
| Oh boy! interj | US, slang (expressing excitement) | ¡vaya! interj |
| | The child said, "Oh boy! I can't wait for summer vacation". |
| | El niño dijo, "¡Vaya! ¡No puedo esperar a las vacaciones de verano!" |
| | (MX, coloquial) | ¡caramba! interj |
| | El niño dijo, "¡Caramba! ¡No puedo esperar a las vacaciones de verano!" |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ¡jo! interj |
| | El niño dijo, "¡Jo! ¡No puedo esperar a las vacaciones de verano!" |
| old boy n | US (adult man, especially from South) | hombre nm |
| old boy n | (lively elderly man) | anciano vivaz nm + adj mf |
| | | anciano con energía nm + loc adj |
| old boy n | UK (alumnus) | graduado nm |
| | | ex alumno adj + nm |
old boy network,
old-boy network,
old boys' network n | UK, informal (influential contacts) | amiguismo nm |
pageboy,
page boy n | (attendant at wedding: male child) (en una boda) | paje nm |
pageboy,
page boy n | US (female hair style) | peinado a lo paje grupo nom |
| | (coloquial) | pajecito nm |
poor boy,
poor-boy sandwich,
poorboy,
po'boy n | US, regional (submarine sandwich) | sándwich submarino grupo nom |
| | (MX) | torta ahogada loc nom f |
| | | emparedado torpedo grupo nom |
| | | sándwich italiano grupo nom |
| poster boy n | figurative (male who represents [sth]) | el símbolo de loc nom m |
| | | el vivo ejemplo de loc nom m |
| | That politician is the poster boy for incompetence and dishonesty. |
| powder boy n | dated (warship: boy who carries gunpowder) | chico de la pólvora nm + loc adj |
| rent boy n | UK, slang (young male sex worker) (coloquial) | chico de alquiler loc nom m |
| | (voz francesa) | gigolo nm |
| | | prostituto nm |
| schoolboy n | (male pupil) | colegial n común |
| | | escolar n común |
| | | alumno nm |
| | (general) | niño nm |
| | Although a grown man, he often giggled like a school boy. |
| | Aunque es un hombre grande, a veces se ríe como un colegial. |
| schoolboy n as adj | figurative (humour, prank: childish) | infantil adj mf |
scout,
Scout,
boy scout,
Boy Scout n | (member of boys' youth group) (informal) | explorador nm |
| | | niño explorador loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | boy scout loc nom m |
| | Matthew is a scout. |
| | Matthew es un explorador. |
| shepherd boy n | (male child who herds sheep) | pastorcillo, pastorcito nm |
| | The shepherd boy guarded his flock of sheep. |
| | El pastorcillo cuidaba su rebaño de ovejas. |
| | | niño pastor grupo nom |
| | El niño pastor cuidaba su rebaño de ovejas. |
| ship's boy n | (nautical: male attendant) | grumete nm |
| | | aprendiz de marinero nm + loc adj |
shoeshine boy,
also UK: shoe-shine boy n | mainly US (male child who polishes shoes) (niño) | lustrabotas, limpiabotas nm |
| | (MX) | bolero nm |
| | (CO) | embolador nm |
| small boy n | (young male child) | chiquito nm |
| | The small boy gazed at the toy display. |
| | | niño nm |
| | El niño miró con cariño la vidriera de la juguetería. |
| | | pequeño nm |
| | | nene nm |
| | | chico nm |
| | (AR) | pibe nm |
| sonny boy interj | informal (term of address to male child) (ES) | chaval nm |
| | | muchacho nm |
| | (MX) | chavo nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | mijo, mijito nm |
| Note: Contracción de "mi hijo", "mi hijito". |
| | (coloquial) | campeón nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pibe nm |
stableboy,
stable-boy n | ([sb] who tends horses) | mozo de cuadra loc nom m |
| stock boy n | US (employee who refills stock) | repositor nm |
| teddy boy n | historical (1950s UK: young rockabilly fan) (joven que viste ropa eduardiana) | teddy boy loc nom m |
teenage boy,
also UK: teenaged boy n | (male aged between 13 and 19) | adolescente nm |
| water boy n | (for sports team) | aguador nm |
| | | aguatero nm |
| water boy n | ([sb] who gives water to animals) | aguador nm |
| whipping boy n | (scapegoat) | chivo expiatorio loc nom m |
| white boy n | (Caucasian boy) | joven caucásico loc nom m |