"man and boy" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌmæn n̩ ˈbɔɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} man and boy (not comparable)
  1. (British) During one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life. Tags: British, not-comparable Related terms: woman and girl Translations (during one’s manhood and boyhood; all one’s life): világéletében (Hungarian), цел жи́вот (cel žívot) (english: whole life) (Macedonian), и ма́льчиком, и мужчи́ной (i málʹčikom, i mužčínoj) (Russian), и ма́льчиком, и му́жем (i málʹčikom, i múžem) [archaic] (Russian)

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