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baby boy en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
2. (derogatory) A man who is immature or infantile.
   • Tyrese stars as Jody, a misguided young Black man who is really just a "baby boy" finally forced to face the commitments of real life. 2001, Jet - Volume 100, page 63:
   • Says the director: "They've all been raised by women, so they're always trying to show how much of a man they are when they really are baby boys. They have nothing going for them." 2009, Craigh Barboza, John Singleton: Interviews, →ISBN, page 129:
   • "I have to sit in a class full of baby boys. Don't you hate baby boys?" "What're baby boys?" "Boys who don't know anything about girls," she said vaguely. 2011, Jackie Collins, DEADLY EMBRACE, →ISBN, page 207:
3. (slang) The youngest son in a family.
   • My baby boy was accepted to Columbia!
4. (slang) A term of endearment for a man.

Forms

Relateds

baby girl · toddler · infant · child

Translations (11)

hu kisfiú (very young male human being) · ru младе́нец (very young male human being) · fr bébé (very young male human being) · es chiquito (very young male human being) · it bambino (very young male human being) · es niño (very young male human being) · gd leanabh gille (very young male human being) · fi poikavauva (very young male human being) · cmn 男嬰 /男婴 (very young male human being) · yue BB仔 (very young male human being) · yue 慈姑椗 (very young male human being)