A boy is a human male child or young man. Boy or The Boy may also refer to:

People

Boy (name) Boy is a masculine given name, nickname, and surname. It may refer to: People with the given name *Boy Rist (1912-1972), member of the Norwgian Resistance in World War II * Boy Deul (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Boy Ecury (1922–1944), membe ...

, a list of people with the given name, nickname or stage name

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Boy (comics), in the comic book ''The Invisibles'' * "Boy", the adopted son of Tarzan in some film adaptations of Tarzan * Boy, a lion featured in the 1966 film '' Born Free'' * Boy, the main antagonist of the 1989 film '' Little Monsters'' * The Boy, Eustace Boyce, a character in the webcomic '' Scary Go Round''

Films

* ''Boy'' (1969 film) (''Shōnen''), a Japanese film * ''Boys'' (2003 film), a Tamil film directed by S. Shankar * ''Boy'' (2009 film), a Filipino film directed by Auraeus Solito * ''Boy'' (2010 film), a New Zealand film directed by Taika Waititi * ''The Boy'' (2015 film), an American psychological horror film directed by Craig Macneill * ''The Boy'' (2016 film), an American horror film directed by William Brent Bell

Books

* ''Boy'' (autobiography), a 1984 autobiography by Roald Dahl * ''Boy'' (novel), a 1931 novel by James Hanley * ''Boy'', a 1900 novel by Marie Corelli * ''Boy'', a Spanish language novel by Luis Coloma * '' The Beautiful Boy'', published in the UK as ''The Boy'', a 2003 book by Germaine Greer * ''The Boy'' (Malte novel), a 2016 French novel by Marcus Malte, translated in 2019 by Emma Ramadan and Tom Roberge

Music

Groups

* Boy (American band), an American rock group that included Freddy Moore of The Nu Kats * Boy (Canadian band), a Canadian indie pop group * Boy (duo), a Swiss-German pop duo founded 2007 * B.O.Y, a South Korean pop duo founded 2019

Albums

* ''Boy'' (U2 album), 1980 * ''Boy'' (Lena Philipsson album), 1987 * ''Boy'' (EP), by Luke Hemmings, 2024 * ''Boy'', 2019 EP by Kevin McHale * ''The Boy'', 2024 EP by

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Songs

* "Boy" (Book of Love song), 1985 * "Boy" (Emma Louise song), 2012 * "Boy" (Erasure song), 2006 * "Boy" (Lee Brice song), 2017 * "Boy" (Marcella Detroit song), 1996 * "Boy" (Shion Miyawaki song), 2007 * "Boy" (Treasure song), 2020 * " Boy (I Need You)", by Mariah Carey, 2002 * "Boy", by Chaz Jankel from '' Chasanova'', 1981 * "Boy", by Hellyeah from '' Welcome Home'', 2019 * "Boy", by

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, 2022 * "Boy", by Kylie Minogue, a B-side of " Can't Get You Out of My Head", 2001 * "Boy", by Little Mix from '' Salute'', 2013 * "Boy", by Maisie Peters from '' You Signed Up for This'', 2021 * "Boy", by Odesza from '' A Moment Apart'', 2017 * "Boy", by Ra Ra Riot from '' The Orchard'', 2010 * "Boy", a 1980s song performed by Timmy Cruz * "Boy (Go)", by the Golden Palominos from '' Visions of Excess'', 1985 * "Boy (I Love You)", a 1970s song performed by

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* "Boy (I'm So in Love with You)", by Robin Zander from ''

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'', 1993 * "BOY", by Charlie Puth from '' Voicenotes'', 2018 * "B.O.Y.", by Jessica Simpson from '' A Public Affair'', 2006 * "The Boy", by Alabama from '' Roll On'', 1984 * "The Boy", by Casey Veggies, 2014 * "The Boy", by Samantha Mumba from '' Gotta Tell You'', 2000 * "The Best One Yet (The Boy)", by Black Eyed Peas from '' The Beginning'', 2010

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Boy'' (play), a 2016 play by Leo Butler * ''The Boy'' (Modigliani), a 1919 painting by Amedeo Modigliani * ''The Boy'' (musical), a 1917 London hit musical comedy * ''The Boy'' (TV series), a Canadian animated television series

Other uses

* Bobo Dioulasso Airport, Burkina Faso, by IATA code * Boy seaman, a rating in the British Royal Navy and enlisted rank in the United States Navy * Boy (dog), a 17th-century hunting poodle owned by Prince Rupert of the Rhine * Boy, a part of the borough of Bottrop-Süd in

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, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Son