Meaning
A boy child; a son — 'bwoy' (boy) plus 'pickney' (child). Used to specify a male child, as in 'har only bwoy-pickney'. Neutral in the family sense ('mi bwoy-pickney' = my son), but said cuttingly to a grown man it belittles him as behaving like a mere boy.
Examples
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Har bwoy-pickney favour him faada.
Her son looks just like his father.
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Two gyal an one bwoy-pickney inna di house.
Two girls and one boy in the house.
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Di bwoy-pickney dem a play ball.
The boys are playing ball.
Origin
From 'bwoy' (boy) + [[pickney]] (child); a male child/son. See [[gyal-pickney]], [[pickney]].
How it’s used
A boy child/son; counterpart to 'gyal-pickney'. See [[gyal-pickney]], [[pickney]].