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adjective.
1. of a boy.
△Ex. boyish ambitions, the lad's boyish energy.
2. like a boy.
△Ex. a boyish young man.
3. like a boy's.
△Ex. the girl's boyish hair.
4. fit for a boy; suitable for a boy.
△Ex. boyish games.
adv. boyishly.
noun boyishness.