boy

Also known as boys, lad

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AI overview

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, boy is referenced by 338 other articles, and connects out to affinity, family and child.

Vinony files it under Boys, Childhood and Terms for men.

Its subject is documented across 104 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

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Unicode character: 👦
Commons category: Boys
opposite of: girl
topic's main category: Category:Boys
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/110558142-n
minimum age: 2
maximum age: 18
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Definition, etymology, and use
Specific uses
Race
Biology
Sex determination
In utero development and genitalia
Physical maturation
Group and gender norms
Boys and child labor
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, they are usually described as a man.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “boy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.