big boy
The term "big boy" is versatile, used in various contexts to refer to maturity, size, or importance, often with a playful or informal tone.
Definition
B2Informal Speech
(idiomatic, informal)An adult male considered to be mature and independent.
Example
- It's time for you to make your own decisions, big boy.
B2General
(colloquial)A term used to describe a large or powerful person or object.
Example
- That truck is a real big boy on the road.
B1Affectionate Address
(informal)A nickname for a young boy acting maturely or taking on responsibilities beyond his age.
Example
- Look at you, taking care of your little sister like a big boy!
C1Railroads
(technical)A specific type of large, articulated steam locomotive with a four-wheeled front truck and two sections of eight driving wheels each.
B2Branding
(proper noun)The mascot for a restaurant chain, depicted as a jolly, fat boy wearing red and white checkered overalls and holding a double-decker burger.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "big boy":
big dogbig guybig manbig girlbig-boy pantslittle boybaby boybig friendbully boymuscle boybest boybad boyyellow boyboy in bluebig gunboy toybig onecake boyoh boygood old boybig-girl pantslarge and in chargebig daddybig wheellittle guyboy holechick boylittle mancity boypretty boyjolly boy