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In my current novel I am writing, I have a character that refers to another one as boy when everyone knows that the character in reference is not a boy, but a full grown character. I do go on to explain, like Keryl describes, that this is a personality trait of the character. Being much older with more wisdom he will always see my main character as a boy. It is required for his character development.
I believe as long as you shortly explain the context of how the term is being used, secondhand English readers will be able to decipher what you mean.
That's just my two cents though. Some people may disagree with me.
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