adj · noun · 3 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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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈskulˌbɔɪ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A boy attending school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: schoolchild, pupil, student
3
noun
Meaning 3
a boy attending school
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male child, boy, schoolchild, school-age child, pupil
History
Etymology
From school + boy.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
nxënës
— young male student
Arabic:
تِلْمِيذ
(tilmīḏ)
— young male student
Belarusian:
шко́льнік
(škólʹnik)
— young male student
Belarusian:
ву́чань
(vúčanʹ)
— young male student
Bulgarian:
у́ченик
(účenik)
— young male student
Chinese Mandarin:
男學生 /男学生
(nánxuéshēng)
— young male student
Czech:
školák
— young male student
Czech:
žák
— young male student
Danish:
skoledreng
— young male student
Dutch:
leerling
— young male student
Finnish:
koulupoika
— young male student
French:
élève
— young male student
French:
écolier
— young male student
German:
Schüler
— young male student
German:
Schuljunge
— young male student
Hungarian:
iskolás
— young male student
Icelandic:
skólastrákur
— young male student
Icelandic:
skóladrengur
— young male student
Icelandic:
skólapiltur
— young male student
Irish:
buachaill scoile
— young male student
Italian:
alunno
— young male student
Italian:
scolaro
— young male student
Japanese:
男子児童
(danshi jidō)
— young male student
Japanese:
男子生徒
(danshi seito)
— young male student
Japanese:
男子学生
(danshi gakusei)
— young male student
Japanese:
男生徒
(danseito)
— young male student
Japanese:
男生
(dansei)
— young male student
Korean:
남학생
(namhaksaeng)
— young male student
Latin:
discipulus
— young male student
Latvian:
skolnieks
— young male student
Macedonian:
ученик
(učenik)
— young male student
Norwegian Bokmål:
skolegutt
— young male student
Polish:
uczeń
— young male student
Portuguese:
aluno
— young male student
Romanian:
elev
— young male student
Romanian:
școlar
— young male student
Russian:
шко́льник
(škólʹnik)
— young male student
Russian:
учени́к
(učeník)
— young male student
Sanskrit:
छात्र
(chātra)
— young male student
Scottish Gaelic:
balachan-sgoile
— young male student