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The phrase "a poor boy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a boy who is lacking in financial resources or is in a difficult situation.
Example: "Despite being a poor boy, he always managed to find joy in the little things in life."
Alternatives: "an impoverished boy" or "a destitute boy".
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So what can a poor boy do?
What was a poor boy to do?
He was a poor boy who made good; had a huge chip on his shoulder.
Barnes was a poor boy who became a patent-medicine millionaire.
One told of a poor boy who grows up wishing for a little horse.
She's interested in Tom Devlin, a poor boy from the Bronx.
Jackling typifies America's favourite story that of a poor boy who becomes an industrial giant.
But this was a poor boy — what did he do wrong?
She asks them to play with Denis Corby, a poor boy on Saturdays.
It is humbling, too, to be able to learn so much from a poor boy.
When he met her grandmother, however, he was a poor boy from the provinces.
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