You can refer to a young man as a boy, especially when talking about relationships between boys and girls. the age when girls get interested in boys
a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys
feelings You can refer to a man as a boy, especially when you are talking about him in an affectionate way. the local boy who made President `Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors. = lad see also backroom boy, blue-eyed boy, bully-boy, head boy, messenger boy, office boy, old boy, stable boy, Teddy boy
A male servant, regardless of age, especially in a colonial context and in numerous compounds. (Compare French garçon; also adopted as such in various others languages, such as Dutch)