baby boy

English edit

baby boy (plural baby boys)

A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old.
(derogatory) A man who is immature or infantile.
- 2001, Jet - Volume 100, page 63:
  Tyrese stars as Jody, a misguided young Black man who is really just a "baby boy" finally forced to face the commitments of real life.
- 2009, Craigh Barboza, John Singleton: Interviews, →ISBN, page 129:
  Says the director: "They've all been raised by women, so they're always trying to show how much of a man they are when they really are baby boys. They have nothing going for them."
- 2011, Jackie Collins, DEADLY EMBRACE, →ISBN, page 207:
  "I have to sit in a class full of baby boys. Don't you hate baby boys?" "What're baby boys?" "Boys who don't know anything about girls," she said vaguely.
(slang) The youngest son in a family.
My baby boy was accepted to Columbia!
(slang) A term of endearment for a man.

very young male human being

immature or infantile man

(slang, mainly used by girls or women) term of endearment for man