bubble boy

noun

A young man with severe combined immunodeficiency ("bubble boy disease") that requires him to live in a special sterile environment.

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Meanings

nounbubble boy (plural bubble boys)

plural bubble boys

  1. A young man with severe combined immunodeficiency ("bubble boy disease") that requires him to live in a special sterile environment.
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APA

bubble boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20boy

MLA

“bubble boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20boy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble boy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20boy.

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