"demiboy" meaning in English

See demiboy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more demiboy [comparative], most demiboy [superlative]
Etymology: From demi- + boy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi-|boy}} demi- + boy Head templates: {{en-adj}} demiboy (comparative more demiboy, superlative most demiboy)
  1. (neologism) Identifying as partially, but not completely, male. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-demiboy-en-adj-Dk2dEc7D Categories (other): English neologisms, English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Gender
Disambiguation of Gender: 0 0

Noun

Forms: demiboys [plural]
Etymology: From demi- + boy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi-|boy}} demi- + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} demiboy (plural demiboys)
  1. (neologism) A person who identifies as partially, but not completely, male. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Non-binary, People, Transgender Translations (Translations): deminoi [masculine] (Catalan), demiviro (Esperanto), demiboy (French), demi-garçon [masculine] (French), demi-gars [masculine] (French), demi-homme [masculine] (French), демибо́й (demibój) [masculine] (Russian), semichico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-demiboy-en-noun-85nwPeNp Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 4 96 Disambiguation of Non-binary: 6 94 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Disambiguation of Transgender: 4 96 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Gender
Disambiguation of Gender: 0 0

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