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boys and girls

boys and girls noun: used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.

Noun (1)

boys and girls pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
    Synonyms:
    girls and boys

Noun (2)

boys and girls

  1. Synonym of Dutchman's breeches (“the plant Dicentra cucullaria”).

Synonyms of boys and girls

Questions about boys and girls

What does boys and girls mean?
Boys and girls means used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.
What part of speech is boys and girls?
Boys and girls is a noun.

Words near boys and girls in the dictionary

  1. boyremove
  2. boyremoved
  3. boyremoves
  4. boyremoving
  5. boys
  6. boys and girls
  7. boys and their toys
  8. boys in blue
  9. boys in buttons
  10. boys next door
  11. boys of summer

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