Boy & Girl

Make the sign for "Boy" by first making the sign for "male" - grab a cap on your forehead and move it forward.

BOY:

Make the sign for "Girl" by first making the sign for "female" - thumb traces jawbone from near your ear to your chin.

Then indicate the height of the girl with palm down.

Want more info? See GIRL

Discussion:

Sandy: What is the difference between the sign SON vs BOY?

DrVicars: Okay, "SON" combines the sign for and the sign for "BABY." But you don't rock the sign side to side. You just bring the right hand down to the left forearm.

Many deaf are very casual with the sign for "SON." The left arm might just hang down instead of being horizontal.

I personally tend to hold the left arm horizontal--as if holding a baby and take the right "b" palm hand from the forehead area [looks like a "salute"] and bring the right hand down to the crook of the left elbow, (ending with the right hand palm up).

DrVicars: The sign for BOY (as in a young boy) is a combination of "MALE" and "CHILD." Show the sign
"MALE" by grabbing the visor of an imaginary cap on your head with your thumb and fingertips
and then show how high the boy is.

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See: boy
See: girl