baby boy
A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
Pronunciation
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Noun
- A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
- A man who is immature or infantile.
derogatory
- Tyrese stars as Jody, a misguided young Black man who is really just a "baby boy" finally forced to face the commitments of real life. - 2001, Jet - Volume 100, page 63
- Says the director: "They've all been raised by women, so they're always trying to show how much of a man they are when they really are baby boys. They have nothing going for them." - 2009, Craigh Barboza, John Singleton: Interviews, page 129
- "I have to sit in a class full of baby boys. Don't you hate baby boys?" "What're baby boys?" "Boys who don't know anything about girls," she said vaguely. - 2011, Jackie Collins, DEADLY EMBRACE, page 207
- The youngest son in a family.
slang
- My baby boy was accepted to Columbia!
- A term of endearment for a man.
slang