Where did the words boy and girl come from?
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girl  \nc.1290, gyrle "child" (of either sex), of unknown origin; current scholarship leans toward an unrecorded O.E. *gyrele, from P.Gmc. *gurwilon-, dim. of *gurwjoz (represented by Low Ger. gære "boy, girl"), from PIE *ghwrgh-, also found in Gk. parthenos "virgin." But this is highly conjectural. Another candidate is O.E. gierela "garment." Like boy, lass, lad it is of obscure origin. "Probably most of them arose as jocular transferred uses of words that had originally different meaning" [OED]. Specific meaning of "female child" is 14c. Applied to "any young unmarried woman" since 1530. Meaning "sweetheart" is from 1648; girl-friend is attested from 1892. Girlie (adj.) "meant to titillate men" is from 1942. Girl next door as a type of unflashy attractiveness is first recorded 1961. \n\nboy  \n1154, boie "servant, commoner, knave, boy," possibly from O.Fr. embuie "one fettered," from V.L. *imboiare, from L. boia "leg iron, yoke, leather collar," from Gk. boeiai dorai "ox hides." But it also appears to be identical with E.Fris. boi "young gentleman," and perhaps with Du. boef "knave," from M.Du. boeve, perhaps from M.L.G. buobe. Used slightingly of young men in M.E. Meaning "male negro slave or Asian personal servant of any age" attested from 1609. Boyfriend is attested from 1909. Amer.Eng. expression oh, boy attested from 1917.
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If you're asking when the word "gay" came to be associated with homosexuals, particularly males, it emerged from Britain in the late 19th century as a sort of "codeword" for being able to identify each other.\n\nThose were in the days when we didn't have a strong identity in the culture and wouldn't say that "fruit" is a bigoted word to use in connection with homosexual people.
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Here's a few of my favorites...\n\nFor a boy-- Eliezer, Horatio, Phinnaeas, Adalric, and Howin\n\nFor a girl-- Lowenna, Maddelena, Jessenia, Athanasia, and Pernella
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I believe the video was for Boys and Girls\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcoJKumCh0\nthat link is one of what i'm sure are many on youtube
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When I first read this post I thought boy... but after thinking about it for a minute, it could pass as a girls' name.  Maybe change the spelling to Daryian for a girl.
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It comes from Cockney Rhyming slang, originating in the east end of London. (Cockneys are traditional those born within earshot of the bells of Bow Church)\n\nBristols = Bristol Cities = Titties.\n\nSome othe examples are\nButhers = Buthers Hook = Look\nBoat Race = Face\n\nIn use it would be something like "Jesus have a butchers at her bristols... shame about the boat race."\n\nhttp://www.lingo.arollo.com/cockney.html\n\nMany of the cockney rhyming slang terms have become every day terms around the UK now.
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Emily is at the top of the list for girls.  As for boys, Michael, Matthew and John have always been popular.  Do an internet search - there was just an article with the top ten for both sexes within the last 2 weeks
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Well English...Started from Anglo-Saxon.Some words are borrowd or adopted. Some were created by accident.
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"Little boy" or "small boy". Not little man.
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Good question.\nIt is because of how girls and boys are made, physically and mentally. In general, boys are more muscular, hard boned, rough, direct, and so they prefer things that are pointed, angular, squarish, straight lined, loud sounds, strong smells, hard or dull colors (red, brown, navy, bright orange, grey, etc) ; \nwhereas girls are softer, curvaceous, lighter, tactful, prettier, and so they prefer things that are rounder, softer voices and delicate smells, flavors and colors(pinks, pastel blue green purple, combinations like cyan-magenta, blue-green, purple-pink, etc)\nI hope this answers your question.
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The boys and girls club?
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"WOMEN" or "BOYS"\n\nHoly Sh_t, even your question is loaded.
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It can be for either boy or girl.\n\nIt means source of levity.
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Well it does come from the song Yankee Doodle Dandy but the question is where does Yankee come from. You Yanks called us Limeys and that is because our sailors used to eat limes to protect against scurvy on their long sea voyages.\nBTW the Cockney (London Dialect) for a Yank is a  "Septic" from "Septic Tank" which in true Cockney rhyming slang  form the "Tank" rhymes with Yank but the first un-rhyming part is used, Apple and Pears meanind Stairs becomes Apples, Currant Bun meaning Sun becomes Currant,Frog and Toad meaning  Road becomes Frog.\nSo 'the Septic went up the Apples and had a Lemon' translates to 'the Septic Tank went up the Apple and Pears to have a Lemon Squash' i.e. 'the Yank went up the stairs and had a wash!'. Whole conversations can be had using Cockney rhyming slang!!\nGuess it doesn't answer your question but goes to show how bizarre our language is!
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The terms "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" are relatively new in the english language.  \n\nThe first known usage of the term "boyfriend" is in   George W. E. Russell's "Collections and Recollections" where he says that\n\n"The young ladies...meet their boy-friends at all hours and places."\n\n"Collections and Recollections" was published sometime between 1898 and 1909.\n\nIt is likely that the terms developed colloquially sometime before that and over the years became the popular way to refer to one's significant other.  There are still groups of people who find the term demeaning and prefer either "lady-friend" or "male-friend" or "partner".\n\nPart of the rise in popularity of the terms is likely due to the necesity of some words to describe a new sort of cultural relationship.  In earlier times neither young, nor older people would have had the sort of relationship we refer to as a "boyfriend-girlfriend" relationship.  They certainly would have relationships with those to whom they were "betrothed", but even then, in proper Western society it would have been rare for them to spend extended amounts of time alone together before moving into a husband-wife relationship. \n\nWikipedia:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyfriend\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlfriend
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You are my son : Tu est mon fils\nYou are my daughter : Tu est ma fille\n\nThere's no difference if the speaker is male or female. You just say the same thing according to the sex of the object.
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I've never heard this term before. I'd assume that they are some sort of pill because of the pluralization of the word "boy".