schoolboy

ˈskuːlbɔɪ

Definition

Definition of schoolboy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

educationmale child attending school

The schoolboy carried his books to class.

pupil

student

youthboyish and naive behavior

His schoolboy antics made everyone laugh.

innocence

naivety

Adjective

immature behaviorcharacteristic of being immature or socially unaware

His schoolboy antics were not appreciated at the meeting.

immature

juvenile

humor

related to humor that is silly or rude

The comedian's jokes were full of schoolboy humor.

childish

juvenile

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Expressions with schoolboy

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schoolboy crush

innocent admiration felt by a young boy

He had a schoolboy crush on his teacher.

schoolboy error

basic mistake made by someone inexperienced

He made a schoolboy error in the final match.

schoolboy knot

simple knot used for neckties

He tied his tie with a schoolboy knot.

schoolboy howler

very obvious mistake often due to carelessness

He made a schoolboy howler in his math exam.

Origin of schoolboy

Greek, skholē (leisure) + Old English, boy (young male)

Terms with schoolboy included in their meaning

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be schoolboyish

behavior

display behavior typical of a schoolboy

schoolboyish

adj.

youth behavior

acting or looking like a young schoolboy

Examples of schoolboy in a sentence

A schoolboy was reading under the tree.
His schoolboy charm was endearing to everyone.
She found his schoolboy humor quite amusing.
His schoolboy humor lightened the tense atmosphere.
The prank was seen as a schoolboy mistake by the team.
His prank was typical of schoolboy humor.

The movie was criticized for its schoolboy humor.

View all translations of schoolboy

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French:écolier, puéril, ...
German:Schuljunge, kindisch, ...
Italian:scolaretto, da scolaretto, ...
Spanish:escolar, infantil, ...
Portuguese:rapaz, infantil, ...
Chinese:男生, 幼稚的, ...
Japanese:少年, 子供じみた, ...
Arabic:تِلْمِيذ, صِبْيَانِيّ, ...
Hebrew:תַלְמִיד בֵּית סֵפֶר, יַלְדוּתִי, ...
Russian:школьник, школьный, ...
Ukrainian:школяр, школярський, ...
Hindi:छात्र, बच्चों जैसा, ...
Bengali:স্কুলছাত্র, শিশুসুলভ, ...
Catalan:escolar, immadur, ...
Czech:školák, pubertální, ...
Danish:skoledreng, barnlig, ...
Dutch:schooljongen, kinderachtig, ...
Greek:μαθητής, παιδαριώδης, ...
Hungarian:iskolásfiú, gyerekes, ...
Khmer:សិស្សប្រុស, បែបក្មេងៗ, ...
Korean:남학생, 학생 같은, ...
Persian:پسر دانش‌آموز, بچگانه, ...
Polish:uczeń, dziecinny, ...
Portuguese (BR):aluno, infantil, ...
Romanian:elev, copilăresc, ...
Swedish:skolpojke, pojkaktig, ...
Thai:นักเรียนชาย, ไม่เป็นผู้ใหญ่, ...
Turkish:okul çocuğu, çocuksu, ...
Vietnamese:học sinh nam, trẻ con, ...

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