boyed
/ˈbɔɪd/
boyed is the simple past and past participle of boy.
Meaning of boy
Verb
boy (third-person singular simple present boys, present participle boying, simple past and past participle boyed)
- To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).
- I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
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Questions about boyed
- What is boyed the simple past and past participle of?
- Boyed is the simple past and past participle of boy.
- How do you pronounce boyed?
- Boyed is pronounced /ˈbɔɪd/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: boyed (page history and authors); boy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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