"Boy" meaning in German

See Boy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɔɪ̯/ Forms: Boys [genitive]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Boy m (proper noun, strong, genitive Boys)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Boy-de-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bɔɪ̯/
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ Etymology: Borrowed from English boy. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|boy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English boy, {{bor+|de|en|boy}} Borrowed from English boy Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s,s}} Boy m (strong, genitive Boys, plural Boys) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,s}} Forms: Boys [genitive], Boys [plural], strong [table-tags], Boy [nominative, singular], Boys [definite, nominative, plural], Boys [genitive, singular], Boys [definite, genitive, plural], Boy [dative, singular], Boys [dative, definite, plural], Boy [accusative, singular], Boys [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. bellboy; pageboy Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Laufjunge, Hotelpage
    Sense id: en-Boy-de-noun-lA7nH9Nj
  2. (colloquial) boy Tags: colloquial, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Boy-de-noun-zGp3hATq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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