Home › Words › B › boyshipboyshipboyship means A term of address for a boy.EtymologyFrom boy + -ship.nounA term of address for a boy.e.g.“Or must his Boyship prey / On all our Seniorities?” — 1880, Joseph Beaumont, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Complete Poems of Dr. Joseph Beaumont (1615-1699) (page 17)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.boyo 71% match — A boy or lad. vs boyship →boychild 67% match — A male child. vs boyship →boy 67% match — Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. vs boyship →shopboy 66% match — A boy employed in a shop. vs boyship →boylet 64% match — A casual boyfriend vs boyship →boyishly 64% match — In a boyish manner. vs boyship →boyey 63% match — Characteristic of stereotypical boys. vs boyship →boychik 63% match — Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man. vs boyship →