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farmboy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F AA1 R M B OY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A boy or young man who works on a farm, especially one who is growing up there as a child of the farmer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: farmhand, farmworker, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

A man who grew up on a farm and prides himself on a farm-based identity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • He likes to say that he's still just a farmboy at heart.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: man, person

History

Etymology

From farm + boy.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: bondedreng — boy who works on a farm
  • Danish: bondesøn — boy who works on a farm
  • Danish: karl — boy who works on a farm
  • Dutch: boerenjongen — boy who works on a farm
  • Dutch: boerenzoon — boy who works on a farm
  • French: garçon de ferme — boy who works on a farm
  • Spanish: chico del campo — boy who works on a farm
  • Spanish: niño de la provincia — boy who works on a farm
  • Spanish: niño campesino — boy who works on a farm