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schoolboy

[skool-boi]

noun

  1. a boy attending school.



schoolboy

/ ˈːˌɔɪ /

noun

  1. Gender-neutral form: pupil. schoolchild.a child attending school

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • schoolboyish adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of schoolboy1

First recorded in 1580–90; school 1 + boy
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The heartbroken family of murdered schoolboy Daniel Anjorin have spoken after his killer was ordered to serve at least 38 years in prison.

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A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy with a samurai sword in east London.

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Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an Aboriginal schoolboy, in a case that shocked Australia.

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Paying tribute to Daniel Anjorin's family, the officer said he had only got upset in the hospital, when he had discovered the schoolboy had died.

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An ambulance arrived to try to treat the schoolboy but Monzo attacked the vehicle with his sword, causing the paramedics - who described it as "extremely frightening" - to retreat.

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