(esp in Jewish usage) a term of endearment for a boy or young man
boychik in American English
(ˈbɔɪˌtʃɪk) or ˈboyˌchick (ˈbɔɪˌtʃɪk)
noun
Informal
a youth; boy
boychik in American English
(ˈbɔitʃɪk)
noun
slang
a boy or young man
Also: boy chick
Word origin
[1960–65; boy + Yiddish -chik dim. suffix of Slavic orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, buyback, go-go, pop art, tag question