How's my boy?



How's my boy?

 and How's the boy?
Inf. How are you? (Male to male and familiar. The speaker may outrank the person addressed.) Bob: How's my boy? Bill: Hi, Tom. How are you? Fred: Hello, old buddy. How's the boy? Bob: Hi, there! What's cooking? Fred: Nothing much.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aikman['eikmən]
Uzoma-Western African, Igbo
NaamahNAY-ə-mə (English), nah-ah-MAH (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew
BartBAHRTEnglish, Dutch
Benita[bə'ni:tə]
Antipateran-TI-pə-tər (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)