dayboy

day boy

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Definitions of dayboy word

noun dayboy a boy who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening 3
noun dayboy a male boarding-school student who lives at home. 1
noun dayboy A boy who attends a boarding school only during the day. 0

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Origin of dayboy

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Dayboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dayboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dayboy usage trend in Literature

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