Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
boys-and-girls is a noun meaning "Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic". It carries one recorded sense.
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for boys-and-girls come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.