schoolboy

English

Adjective

schoolboy (comparative more schoolboy, superlative most schoolboy)

1. characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

Derived terms

• schoolboy error

Noun

schoolboy (plural schoolboys)

1. A boy attending school.

Synonyms

• pupil, student (especially US)

Translations

young male student

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男學生 (cmn), 男学生 (cmn) (nánxuéshēng)

• Finnish: koulupoika (fi)
• French: élève (fr) m
• German: Schüler (de) m, Schuljunge (de) m
• Italian: alunno (it) m, scolaro (it) m

• Japanese: 男生徒 (ja) (だんせいと, danseito), 男子生徒 (ja) (だんしせいと, danshi seito)
• Korean: 남학생 (ko) (namhaksaeng) (男學生 (ko))
• Latvian: skolnieks (lv) m
• Polish: uczeń (pl) m
• Russian: школьник (ru) (škólʹnik) m, ученик (ru) (učeník) m
• Scottish Gaelic: balachan-sgoile (gd) m

See also

• schoolchild
• schoolgirl