Word: batboys
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bat
boys
Definition: Plural of batboy. A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
Morphemes:
Affix: bat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
Affix: boy
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.