Meanings
little boy1
plural little boys
- A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
She has three little boys, so she's very busy these days.
1 more example
Calvin: I'd like to get a Valentine bouquet for a girl I know. Cashier: What a sweet little boy you are! Come see what we have.
1986 February 13, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic) - AustraliaNew ZealandA small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
Synonyms: cocktail sausage, cheerio
- derogatoryA male who is weak or subservient.
You're too much of a little boy to be suited for hard work like this.
Little Boy2
- The nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
Enola Gay / Is mother proud of Little Boy today?
1980, Andy McCluskey, “Enola Gay”, performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.
Origin
A military code name.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غُلَام, صَبِيّ
- غُلَام (ḡulām)a diminutive male child
- صَبِيّ (ṣabiyy)a diminutive male child
Bulgarian момче́нце
- момче́нце (momčénce)a diminutive male child
Chinese Mandarin 小男孩, 男孩
- 小男孩 (xiǎonánhái)a diminutive male child
- 男孩 (nánhái)a diminutive male child
- 男孩兒 /男孩儿 (nánháir)a diminutive male child
- 小男孩 (Xiǎonánhái)Translations
Czech chlapeček
- chlapečeka diminutive male child
Esperanto knabeto
- knabetoa diminutive male child
Finnish pikkupoika
- pikkupoikaa diminutive male child
French garçonnet, petit
- garçonneta diminutive male child
- petita diminutive male child
- gamina diminutive male child
- petit garçona diminutive male child
German Knäbchen, Knäblein
- Knäbchena diminutive male child
- Knäbleina diminutive male child
- Bürschchena diminutive male child
- Bübchena diminutive male child
- Bengelchena diminutive male child
Greek αγοράκι
- αγοράκι (agoráki)a diminutive male child
Hindi बच्चा
- बच्चा (baccā)a diminutive male child
Hungarian kisfiú
- kisfiúa diminutive male child
Irish buachaill
- buachailla diminutive male child
Italian bambino
- bambinoa diminutive male child
Japanese 男の子, 男児
- 男の子 (otoko no ko)a diminutive male child
- 男児 (danji)a diminutive male child
Korean 남자아이, 남자애
- 남자아이 (namjaai)a diminutive male child
- 남자애 (namjaae)a diminutive male child
Polish chłopczyk, chłopaczek
- chłopczyka diminutive male child
- chłopaczeka diminutive male child
Portuguese rapaz
- rapaza diminutive male child
Romanian băiețel
- băiețela diminutive male child
Russian ма́льчик, мальчи́шка
- ма́льчик (málʹčik)a diminutive male child
- мальчи́шка (malʹčíška)a diminutive male child
- мальчуга́н (malʹčugán)a diminutive male child
Scottish Gaelic balachan
- balachana diminutive male child
Slovak chlapček
- chlapčeka diminutive male child
Spanish niño, chamaquito
- niñoa diminutive male child
- chamaquitoa diminutive male child
- chiquitoa diminutive male child
- chiquitina diminutive male child
Swedish småpojke, gosse
- småpojkea diminutive male child
- gossea diminutive male child
Turkish oğlancık, erkek çocuk
- oğlancıka diminutive male child
- erkek çocuka diminutive male child
Ukrainian хло́пчик, хлопча́к
- хло́пчик (xlópčyk)a diminutive male child
- хлопча́к (xlopčák)a diminutive male child
- хлопчи́сько (xlopčýsʹko)a diminutive male child
- хлопі́йко (xlopíjko)a diminutive male child
Welsh bachgennyn, bachgenyn
- bachgennyna diminutive male child
- bachgenyna diminutive male child
Cite this entry
little boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20boy
“little boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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