Boy vs. Mate

Boynoun

A young male, particularly

Boynoun

A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.

Boynoun

(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.

Boynoun

A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.

Boynoun

(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.

Boynoun

A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:

Boynoun

A younger such worker.

Boynoun

A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.

Boynoun

(obsolete) A male camp follower.

Boynoun

Any non-white male, regardless of age.

Boynoun

A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.

Boynoun

A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.

Boynoun

Heroin.

Boyinterjection

Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

Boyverb

to use the word boy to refer to someone

Boyverb

(transitive) to act as a boy in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage

Boynoun

A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.

Boynoun

In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race; - considered derogatory by those so called, and now seldom used.

Boyverb

To act as a boy; - in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.

Boynoun

a youthful male person;

Boynoun

a friendly informal reference to a grown man;

Boynoun

a male human offspring;

Boynoun

(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man;

Boy

A boy is a young male human. The term is usually used for a child or an adolescent.

Matenoun

A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

Matenoun

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

Matenoun

A friend, usually of the same sex.

Matenoun

a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age

Matenoun

(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

Matenoun

(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

Matenoun

(nautical) A first mate.

Matenoun

A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.

Matenoun

The other member of a matched pair of objects.

Matenoun

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

Matenoun

(chess) Short for checkmate.

Matenoun

alternative spelling of maté|nodot=1, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).

Matenoun

The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

Mateverb

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.

Mateverb

(intransitive) To copulate.

Mateverb

(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring

Mateverb

(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

Mateverb

(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

Mateverb

To copulate with.

Mateverb

(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).

Mateverb

(transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

Mateverb

(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.

Mateverb

To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

Mateverb

(intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

Mateverb

To confuse; to confound.

Matenoun

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

Matenoun

Same as Checkmate.

Matenoun

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.

Matenoun

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.

Matenoun

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

Matenoun

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

Mateadjective

See 2d Mat.

Mateverb

To confuse; to confound.

Mateverb

To checkmate.

Mateverb

To match; to marry.

Mateverb

To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

Mateverb

To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.

Mateverb

To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.

Mateverb

To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

Matenoun

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

Matenoun

a fellow member of a team;

Matenoun

the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);

Matenoun

a person's partner in marriage

Matenoun

an exact duplicate;

Matenoun

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

Matenoun

informal term for a friend of the same sex

Matenoun

South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

Matenoun

a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

Mateverb

make love;

Mateverb

bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

Mateverb

place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;