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schoolboy

American  
[skool-boi] / ˈskulˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. a boy attending school.

schoolboy British  
/ ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. Gender-neutral form: pupil.   schoolchild.  a child attending school

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Other Word Forms

  • schoolboyish adjective

Etymology

Origin of schoolboy

First recorded in 1580–90; school 1 + boy

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Robertson had played for Scotland at schoolboy and youth level before joining Forest as a teenager in 1970.

From BBC

In September, the Warrington-born teenager became the youngest male actor to win an Emmy award for his portrayal of a schoolboy accused of murdering a classmate.

From BBC

Many of them were just schoolboys when the coup occurred in 2021.

From BBC

When he did make contact, it was with echoes of his schoolboy past as a wrestler, constantly going low and grabbing Joshua's leg.

From BBC

“I am as merry as a schoolboy,” he crows, suddenly young again.

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