Meanings
nouncabin boy (plural cabin boys)
plural cabin boys · alternative cabin-boy
- datedA male flight attendant.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.
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Translations
Catalan grumet
- grumeta boy serving on a ship
Czech plavčík
- plavčíka boy serving on a ship
Dutch scheepsjongen
- scheepsjongena boy serving on a ship
Estonian junga, kajutiteenija
- jungaa boy serving on a ship
- kajutiteenijaa boy serving on a ship
Finnish hyttipoika
- hyttipoikaa boy serving on a ship
French mousse, moussaillon
- moussea boy serving on a ship
- moussaillona boy serving on a ship
German Schiffsjunge
- Schiffsjungea boy serving on a ship
Greek μούτσος
- μούτσος (moútsos)a boy serving on a ship
Hebrew נַעַר תָּא
- נַעַר תָּא (na'ar ta)a boy serving on a ship
Hungarian hajósinas
- hajósinasa boy serving on a ship
Italian mozzo
- mozzoa boy serving on a ship
Polish chłopiec okrętowy
- chłopiec okrętowya boy serving on a ship
Portuguese grumete
- grumetea boy serving on a ship
Romanian mus
- musa boy serving on a ship
Russian ю́нга
- ю́нга (júnga)a boy serving on a ship
Spanish grumete, galopín
- grumetea boy serving on a ship
- galopína boy serving on a ship
Swahili uledi
- uledia boy serving on a ship
Swedish skeppsgosse
- skeppsgossea boy serving on a ship
Turkish miço
- miçoa boy serving on a ship
Ukrainian ю́нга
- ю́нга (júnha)a boy serving on a ship
Cite this entry
APA
cabin boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabin%20boy
MLA
“cabin boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabin%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabin boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabin%20boy.
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