young boy

Little male kid

A young boy is a male child, typically under adolescence.

The phrase emphasizes youth—a young boy is younger than just a boy, often suggesting someone not yet school-age or in early childhood.

A young boy wandered into the shop looking for his mother.

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kid · youngling · juvenile · son · preschooler · brother · kindergartener · little one · toddler · nephew · schoolboy · rascal · adolescent · growing up · innocence · playing · tree climbing · discovery

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Opposites
age/maturity

young boyold man

Elderly male person

senior citizen · grown man · grandfather · elder · geezer

gender

young boyyoung girl

Female child, not yet adolescent

little girl · girl · lass · maiden

age within childhood

young boyyoung man

Male in early adulthood

teenager · youth · lad

Family

young, boy, younger, youngest, youngster, youngish, youth, youthful, youthfully

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G