footboy

foot·boy

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foo t-boi]
- /ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ/
- /fˈʊtbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo t-boi]
- /ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ/

Definitions of footboy word

noun footboy a boy in livery employed as a servant; page. 1
noun footboy A boy employed as a servant. 1
noun footboy a boy servant; page 0
noun footboy a young manservant or page 0

See all 4 definitions of footboy

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Origin of footboy

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; foot + boy, modeled on footman

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Parts of speech for Footboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Footboy

footboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% 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.

footboy usage trend in Literature

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