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(1):

(n.) In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race.

(2):

(v. t.) To act as a boy; - in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.

(3):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Boy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/boy.html. 1828.
 
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