How many syllables in boy?

There is 1 syllable in the word boy.

How to pronounce boy:

boy (noun):: a male child; a youthful male person.; a male child from birth to adulthood

adolescent

altar boy

ball boy

bat boy

boychick

boychik

boyo

callant

catamite

chap

cub

farm boy

fauntleroy

fellow

junior

juvenile

kid

kiddo

kiddy

lad

laddie

little lord fauntleroy

male

male child

male person

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enemy

female

girl

man

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