Emily Dickinson Lexicon

boy (-s, -'s), n. [ME 'knave,' 'young gentleman'.]

1. Youngster; minor; child; kid; nestling; playful creature; [fig.] mortal; human being.
2. Delinquent; bully; ruffian; roughneck; juvenile offender; rowdy person.
3. Son; male offspring; (see Genesis 25:27); [fig.] young soldier.
4. Male persona; [fig.] disciple; follower; apprentice.
5. Fellow; guy; young man; (see Zechariah 8:5); [fig.] sunset cloud; beam of light.
6. Phrase. “School Boy”: lad; male student; child from age 6 to 12; one below the age of puberty.