"boychik" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɔɪ.t͡ʃɪk/ Audio: En-us-boychik.oga Forms: boychiks [plural]
Etymology: From American Yiddish בויטשיק (boytshik), from a blend of English boy + Russian ма́льчик (málʹčik, “boy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|בויטשיק}} Yiddish בויטשיק (boytshik), {{der|en|en|boy}} English boy, {{der|en|ru|ма́льчик||boy}} Russian ма́льчик (málʹčik, “boy”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} boychik (plural boychiks)
  1. (chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man. Tags: Jewish
    Sense id: en-boychik-en-noun-bR-rDLLv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (chiefly Jewish) Term of endearment for any special male with whom one is familiar. Tags: Jewish
    Sense id: en-boychik-en-noun-hgbR01H9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boychick, boychek [rare] Derived forms: girlchik

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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