schoolboy
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schoolboy
- /ˈskulˌbɔɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From school + boy.
noun schoolboys
- A boy attending school.
adjective
- Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pupil, schoolchild, scholar, student, child, kid, goldfish, carp, highschoolboy, dayboy, shopboy, schoolboyism, gradeschooler, schoolboydom, slaveboy, day boy
Translations
Every language
noun young male student
| 한국어 | 남학생 namhaksaeng |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 男子児童 danshi jidō, 男子生徒 danshi seito, 男子学生 danshi gakusei, 男生徒 danseito, 男生 dansei |
| 中文 | 男學生 /男学生 nánxuéshēng |
| Português | aluno |
| Français | élève, écolier |
| Deutsch | Schüler, Schuljunge |
| Italiano | alunno, scolaro |
| Română | elev, școlar |
| Русский | шко́льник škólʹnik, учени́к učeník |
| العربية | تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ |
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