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chaval — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boy noun A male child or young man.
  • dude noun (informal) A man, especially a young man.
  • kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
  • lad noun A boy or young man, especially used informally or affectionately.

Senses

chaval is used for these senses in English:

  • boy A male child. [from 15th c.]
  • boy A young man.
  • dude (chiefly, US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.
  • dude (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
  • kid (colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
  • kid (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
  • lad A familiar term of address for a young man.

boy — full definition

  1. noun A male child or young man.
  2. interjection Used to express surprise, delight, or strong feeling.

dude — full definition

  1. noun (informal) A man, especially a young man.
  2. intj (informal) An exclamation of surprise, excitement, or annoyance.

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