1.
boy; male child
A male child. A formal or official word used on documents, in news, and in set phrases rather than in casual speech.
元気な男児が生まれた。
A healthy boy was born.
第一子は男児だった。
Their first child was a boy.
「日本男児」という言葉には古い価値観が含まれている。
The phrase "a Japanese man" carries old-fashioned values.
Formal and official; common in birth announcements and news. Everyday speech uses 男の子.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 男児を出産する: to give birth to a boy
- 日本男児: a Japanese man (with connotations of manliness)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 男の子: boy — everyday, neutral
- 女児: female child — the female counterpart