bubble boy

ˈbʌbəl bɔɪ

Definition

Definition of bubble boy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sheltered life

person overly protected from real-life experiences

He grew up as a bubble boy, unaware of the world.

medical

TECH.

young male with severe immunodeficiency needing a sterile environment

TECH.

The bubble boy spent his life in a sterile room.

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Expressions with bubble

bubble bursts

exp.

cause a soap or air bubble to break and disappear

The child laughed as the bubble bursts in the sunlight.

bubble over

liquid overflows due to boiling or agitation

The soup bubbled over on the stove.

bubble up

move upward in bubbles or a bubbling manner

The soup began to bubble up on the stove.

bubble to the surface

rise to the top of a liquid

The air bubbles to the surface of the water.

bubble with excitement

show great enthusiasm or joy

She bubbled with excitement when she heard the news.

the bubble burst

exp.

a situation or expectation suddenly fails

Their happiness ended when the bubble burst.

Expressions with boy

poor boy

boy lacking wealth or resources

The poor boy had no shoes to wear.

pretty boy

man considered attractive and well-groomed

He was often teased as the pretty boy of the group..

poster boy

person representing a cause or activity in a positive way

He is often seen as the poster boy of clean eating..

blue-eyed boy

person favored or preferred by someone in authority

He quickly became the manager's blue-eyed boy due to his hard work..

boy next door

young man who is friendly, approachable, and not a superstar

Everyone likes the boy next door because he is so genuine.

good ol' boy

man from the southern US, often with traditional conservative values

He's a good ol' boy who loves country music and barbecues..

good old boy

male friend or dependable fellow

Tom is a good old boy who always helps out.

boy crazy

adj.

having a strong attraction to boys

She's been boy crazy since middle school.

boy in blue

policeman, often used in a friendly way

The boy in blue helped the lost child.

boy racer

young man in car-culture gatherings

Boy racers often meet in the parking lot at night.

Examples of bubble boy in a sentence

She was a bubble boy, shielded from all hardships.
The bubble boy required constant medical supervision.
A documentary highlighted the life of a bubble boy.

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French:enfant surprotégé, garçon-bulle, ...
German:Behüteter, Bubble Boy, ...
Italian:ragazzo iperprotetto, bambino in bolla, ...
Spanish:persona burbuja, chico burbuja, ...
Portuguese:menino da bolha, garoto da bolha, ...
Chinese:温室里的孩子, 免疫缺陷男孩, ...
Japanese:過保護, 無菌少年, ...
Arabic:شَخْص يَعِيش في فُقاعَة, طِفْل الفُقّاعَة, ...
Hebrew:יֶלֶד בְּבוּעָה, יֶלֶד הַבּוּעָה, ...
Russian:человек в пузыре, ребенок в пузыре, ...
Ukrainian:надміру захищена людина, хлопчик-бульбашка, ...
Hindi:संरक्षित व्यक्ति, बबल लड़का, ...
Bengali:বাবল বয়, ...
Catalan:nen bombolla, noi bombolla, ...
Czech:přehnaně chráněný člověk, chlapec žijící ve sterilním prostředí kvůli těžké poruše imunity, ...
Danish:boble dreng, bobledreng, ...
Dutch:bubbeljongen, isolatiepatiënt, ...
Greek:αγόρι σε φούσκα, αγόρι της φούσκας, ...
Hungarian:anyámasszony katonája, buborékfiú, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលត្រូវបានការពារជ្រុលពេកពីបទពិសោធន៍ជីវិតពិត, ក្មេងប្រុសដែលមានភាពខ្សោយប្រព័ន្ធភាពស៊ាំធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ និងត្រូវរស់នៅក្នុងបរិស្ថានគ្មានមេរោគ, ...
Korean:과보호된 아이, 버블 보이, ...
Persian:پسر حبابی, بیمار ایمنی ضعیف, ...
Polish:osoba nadmiernie chroniona, pacjent żyjący w sterylnej komorze, ...
Portuguese (BR):menino da bolha, garoto da bolha, ...
Romanian:băiat în bulă, băiat-balon, ...
Swedish:skyddad person, immunbristpojke, ...
Thai:เด็กในฟองสบู่, เด็กชายในฟองสบู่, ...
Turkish:fanus çocuk, balon çocuk, ...
Vietnamese:đứa trẻ trong bong bóng, cậu bé bong bóng, ...

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