altar boy |
a young male person who assists the clergy in religious services; acolyte. |
ball boy |
a boy or young man who retrieves stray balls during a tennis or baseball game, or who has charge of balls used in practice, as in football and basketball. |
Boy Scout |
a male member of a large youth organization that teaches outdoor skills, physical fitness, and the value and responsibilities of citizenship. |
Boy Scouts of America |
an American organization for youth that teaches outdoor skills, physical fitness, and the value and responsibilities of citizenship. |
cabin boy |
a boy or man hired to wait on the officers and passengers aboard a ship. |
Dutch boy |
see "Dutch bob." |
Game Boy |
a brand name for any of several handheld game consoles manufactured by Nintendo beginning in 1989. |
office boy |
a boy or young man employed to run errands and do other odd jobs for an office. |
old-boy network |
a group of men who have graduated from the same school or done business in the same circles, and who help each other professionally and politically. |
pageboy |
a hair style in which the hair is worn in a straight long bob, with the ends rolled under. |
poor boy |
see "hero sandwich." |
water boy |
a boy or man who supplies water to others, such as laborers or members of a football team. |
whipping boy |
a person made to take the blame for another's misdeeds; scapegoat. [2 definitions] |