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(transitive) To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

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boy

Source Word

boy

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɔɪ/

transitive

Japanese Meaning

（舞台などで）少年の役を演じること。

To recreate Elizabethan casting, the director asked the actress to boy the prince's role in the revival.

エリザベス朝の配役を再現するために、演出家は復活公演で女優に王子の役を少年役として演じるように頼んだ。

Sense（1）

I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness.

boys

（ present singular third-person ）

boying

（ participle present ）

boyed

（ participle past ）

boyed

（ past ）