English Explanatory Dictionary

boyish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
  2. Relating to a boy, or occurring in boyhood.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔɪ.ɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boyish.wav

Word forms

boyish more boyish most boyish

Etymology

From boy + -ish.

Derived words

boyishly boyishness tomboyish unboyish

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 少年的 Danish: drenget Dutch: jongensachtig Esperanto: knaba Faroese: dreingjaligur Finnish: poikamainen French: de garçon German: jungenhaft German: knabenhaft Greek: αγορίστικος Hungarian: fiús Icelandic: strákslegur Ido: pueratra Japanese: 少年らしい Central Kurdish: کوڕانە Latin: puerārius Norwegian Bokmål: gutteaktig Norwegian Nynorsk: gutaktig Polish: chłopięcy Portuguese: pueril Portuguese: infantil Russian: мальчи́шеский Scottish Gaelic: balachail Spanish: muchachil Swedish: pojkaktig Turkish: oğlansı Welsh: mabol
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