Etymology

From demi- +‎ boyCategory:English terms prefixed with demi-#BOY.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.miˌbɔɪ/Category:English 3-syllable words#DEMIBOYCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DEMIBOY

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• Rhymes: -ɛmibɔɪCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛmibɔɪ#DEMIBOYCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛmibɔɪ/3 syllables#DEMIBOY
• Hyphenation: de‧mi‧boy

Noun

demiboy (plural demiboys)Category:English lemmas#DEMIBOYCategory:English nouns#DEMIBOYCategory:English countable nouns#DEMIBOYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEMIBOYCategory:Pages with entries#DEMIBOYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DEMIBOY

1. (neologismCategory:English neologisms#DEMIBOY) One who identifies as partially, but not completely, male.

   Near-synonym: demiman

   Coordinate terms: demigirl; demiwoman

   • 2015, Kerri McNair, "A Broader Definition of Gender", InfUSion (University of Georgia), Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2015, page 52:

     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”).

   • 2017, Live Love Laugh Ranting, Come As Yourself: Volume One‎, →ISBN, page 62:

     “A member of our family is a Demiboy,” I murmur.

     Category:English terms with quotations#DEMIBOY

   • 2017, L. Rowyn, The Sun Etherium: An Etherium Novel, #2‎, →ISBN, page 139:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#DEMIBOY

Adjective

demiboy (comparative more demiboy, superlative most demiboy)Category:English lemmas#DEMIBOYCategory:English adjectives#DEMIBOYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEMIBOYCategory:Pages with entries#DEMIBOYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DEMIBOY

1. (neologismCategory:English neologisms#DEMIBOY) Identifying as partially, but not completely, male.

Further reading

• demiboy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia