shipboy

ship·boy

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ship-boi]
- /ˈʃɪpˌbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ship-boi]
- /ˈʃɪpˌbɔɪ/

Definition of shipboy word

noun shipboy ship's boy. 1

Just one definition for shipboy

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Origin of shipboy

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; ship1 + boy

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Parts of speech for Shipboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shipboy

shipboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

shipboy usage trend in Literature

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