"kept boy" meaning in English

See kept boy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kept boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kept boy (plural kept boys)
  1. Synonym of kept man. Synonyms: kept man [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-kept_boy-en-noun-f2mi8x0I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "kept man"
        }
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    }
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  "word": "kept boy"
}

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    {
      "form": "kept boys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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