bhoy

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /bɔɪ/ UK /bɔɪ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

boy /bɔɪ/

Meanings

1

noun
a boy or lad (Irish dialectal spelling)

The old bhoy from Galway told tales of the famine years.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a boy or lad (irish... boy lad youth fellow

Opposites

girl colleen

Word family

Related forms boy

Etymology

A dialectal (Irish/Hiberno-English) respelling of boy, representing an Irish-accented pronunciation; from Middle English boy, of uncertain origin.

boy Middle English

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# bhoy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bɔɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /bɔɪ/

## Meanings
1. a boy or lad (Irish dialectal spelling)

## Examples
- The old bhoy from Galway told tales of the famine years.

## Synonyms
- boy
- lad
- youth
- fellow

## Antonyms
- girl
- colleen

## Related Forms
- boy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: boy

## Etymology
A dialectal (Irish/Hiberno-English) respelling of boy, representing an Irish-accented pronunciation; from Middle English boy, of uncertain origin.

## AI Etymology
Bhoy is a noun meaning "a boy or lad (Irish dialectal spelling)". Historically, it is a dialectal (Irish/Hiberno-English) respelling of boy, representing an Irish-accented pronunciation; from Middle English boy, of uncertain origin. The older history should therefore be treated cautiously rather than as settled. The historical chain is anchored in Middle English boy. A close English family member is boy. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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