What is "baby boy"

n. 1 A very young male human being, from birth to a couple of years old. 2 A man who is immature or infantile. 3 A term of endearment for a male child.

Baby Boy is a 2001 American coming-of-age urban comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Singleton. The film follows bicycle mechanic Joseph "Jody" Summers as he lives and learns in his everyday life in the hood of Los Angeles. It represented the film debut of Taraji P. Henson and R&B singer Tyrese Gibson. Gibson and Henson later starred in the film Four Brothers. The film, originally set to star Tupac Shakur, instead switched to Gibson after Shakur's 1996 death.

"Baby Boy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé, featuring singer Sean Paul. It was written and composed by Beyoncé, Sean Paul, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, and Jay-Z for Beyoncé's 2003 debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love. It was also on Sean Paul's own Grammy Award-winning album Dutty Rock, which was re-released in 2003. Containing a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip hop group O.G.C, "Baby Boy" is an R&B and dancehall song with reggae and Arabic music influences; its lyrics detail a woman's fantasies.

Columbia Records released "Baby Boy" as the second single from Dangerously in Love to United States radios on August 3, 2003. It was well received by music critics, who complimented the Indian, Middle Eastern music and dancehall styles in the song, as well as Beyoncé's collaboration with Paul. "Baby Boy" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks, and was Beyoncé's longest-running solo number-one single until 2007. It reached the top ten in many countries, and was certified platinum in Australia and the US.

The song's music video was directed by Jake Nava and mostly shows Beyoncé dancing in various locations. "Baby Boy" has remained a staple of Beyoncé's concert set list. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most performed songs of 2005. During the same year, US singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Beyoncé had used the primary musical hook from her song "Got a Little Bit of Love for You". The suit was dismissed.

Baby Boy can refer to:

• "Baby Boy" (Beyoncé song)
• "Baby Boy" (Big Brovaz song)
• "Baby Boy" (Whigfield song)
• "Baby Boy" (Fred Hughes song), a 1969 song by Fred Hughes
• Baby Boy (film), a 2001 film starring Tyrese Gibson and Snoop Dogg
• Baby Boy (soundtrack), 2001 soundtrack album from film
• Baby Boy (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in three styles
• Baby Boy da Prince, American rapper
• "Baby Boy", a 2004 song from the Danny the Dog soundtrack by Massive Attack featuring Thea
• "Baby Boy", nickname for Charlie Haggers, a character on the American soap opera parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

"Baby Boy" is a single released in 2003 by the UK hip hop/ R&B group Big Brovaz. The single is the fourth single taken from Big Brovaz' 2002 debut album, Nu-Flow.

"Baby Boy" became Big Brovaz' fourth UK top ten hit, peaking at number four, spending three months inside the UK Singles Chart. It is their third highest charting single in the UK. "Baby Boy" was also their third top ten hit on the Australian singles chart, peaking at number eight and receiving a Platinum certification.

The video for the song parodies the popular sitcom Friends and was directed by Vaughan Arnell. "Baby Boy" was released across two CD singles and featured two previously unreleased tracks, "Anything" and "Party Over Here".