Billy is used as a name for boys. It is often short for the name William. People use Billy to call someone by their first name.
Billy is my best friend.
Billy goes to school every day.
Billy can mean a short, heavy stick used by police officers or security guards. It is a tool for defense or control.
The police carried a billy at the protest.
He held a billy to protect himself.
Billy can mean a male goat, especially a young or small one. Farmers and people who work with animals use this word.
The billy goat eats grass on the farm.
Billy goats have strong horns.
Billy can mean a prison guard, mainly in British English slang. It refers to the person who looks after prisoners.
The billy watched the prisoners closely.
Bilies keep the prison safe.
Billy can also be used to mean a young male cow or bobby-calve. This usage is less common but appears in farming language.
The farmer bought a billy for the farm.
Billys grow into strong bulls.
Billy can be used as a casual or slang word to mean a man or boy. People use it to talk about males in informal speech.
Hey billy, want to play football?
That billy is very funny today.
Billy is also known as the name of a puppet character in children’s British television shows. It is used as a proper name in this context.
Billy is a funny puppet on TV.
Children like watching Billy and Bonnie.
