Phrase guide

cabin boy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ship's boy, shipboy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A male flight attendant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a young man acting as a servant on a ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: servant, retainer

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: grumet — a boy serving on a ship
  • Czech: plavčík — a boy serving on a ship
  • Dutch: scheepsjongen — a boy serving on a ship
  • Estonian: junga — a boy serving on a ship
  • Estonian: kajutiteenija — a boy serving on a ship
  • Finnish: hyttipoika — a boy serving on a ship
  • French: mousse — a boy serving on a ship
  • French: moussaillon — a boy serving on a ship
  • German: Schiffsjunge — a boy serving on a ship
  • Greek: μούτσος (moútsos) — a boy serving on a ship
  • Hebrew: נַעַר תָּא (na'ar ta) — a boy serving on a ship
  • Hungarian: hajósinas — a boy serving on a ship
  • Italian: mozzo — a boy serving on a ship
  • Marshallese: buwae — a boy serving on a ship
  • Norman: mousse — a boy serving on a ship
  • Polish: chłopiec okrętowy — a boy serving on a ship
  • Portuguese: grumete — a boy serving on a ship
  • Romanian: mus — a boy serving on a ship
  • Russian: ю́нга (júnga) — a boy serving on a ship
  • Spanish: grumete — a boy serving on a ship
  • Spanish: galopín — a boy serving on a ship
  • Swahili: uledi — a boy serving on a ship
  • Swedish: skeppsgosse — a boy serving on a ship
  • Turkish: miço — a boy serving on a ship
  • Ukrainian: ю́нга (júnha) — a boy serving on a ship