{
    "term": "boy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a male child or a young male person",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **little/small/young boy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I used to play here as a boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The older boys at school used to tease him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be a good boy and get me my coat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two teenage boys were standing outside the shop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a twelve-year-old boy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now you're a big boy you can stay up later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eat up your greens—there's a good boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've had a baby boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gave birth to a healthy baby boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oliver is a popular boy's name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We used to play there when I was a little boy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "little", "small"],
                "verb + boy": ["have"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a young son",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have two boys and a girl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eldest boy is at college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How old is your eldest boy?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have three boys."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've got three boys."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our youngest boy is just starting school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their middle boy is tall for his age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eldest boy has just started high school."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "little", "small"],
                "verb + boy": ["have"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a boy or young man who does a particular job",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a delivery boy"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a way of talking about somebody who comes from a particular place, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's a **local boy**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **city/country boy**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a group of male friends who often go out together",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a night out with the boys"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a way of talking about your country’s soldiers to show that you like and care about them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a message of support for our boys serving overseas"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the police",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you should not be surprised when boys or men behave in a noisy or rough way as this is part of typical male behaviour",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people use the expression jobs for the boys when they are criticizing the fact that somebody in power has given work to friends or relatives",
            "labels": "(British English, informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from when somebody was young to when they were old or older",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's been doing the same job for 50 years—man and boy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɔɪ/",
                "audio": "bo/boy/boy__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɔɪ/",
                "audio": "bo/boy/boy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a male servant): of unknown origin."
}