Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demiboy

/ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-mi-boy
IPA: /ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who identifies as partially, but not completely, male.

adj

Identifying as partially, but not completely, male.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: demiman"
"Polk also identifies as a genderqueer demiboy and uses the pronouns ze/hir (in place of he or she one would use “ze” and in place of him or her one would use “hir”)."
"“A member of our family is a Demiboy,” I murmur."
"Jinokimijin had chosen an androgynous male form tonight: not a demiboy, which would typically blend neuter with male, but a femboy, a masculine shape with some feminine elements."

Etymology

From demi- + boy.

Inflected Forms

demiboys (plural) more demiboy (comparative) most demiboy (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

demigirl demiwoman demi

Questions

How do you pronounce demiboy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/.
What does demiboy mean?: One who identifies as partially, but not completely, male.
Where does demiboy come from?: From demi- + boy.

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