"boy" meaning in French

See boy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-cow-boy.wav Forms: boys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English boy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|boy}} Borrowed from English boy Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} boy m (plural boys)
  1. (now historical, offensive) boy (non-white male servant) Tags: historical, masculine, offensive
    Sense id: en-boy-fr-noun-mR1twExN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 5 5 4 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 8 5 1 2 3 0 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 3 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 3 6 7 2 2 3 0 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1930, André Malraux, La Voie royale:",
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        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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