Meanings
nounstable boy (plural stable boys)
plural stable boys · alternative stable-boy · alternative stableboy
- A boy or young man who attends in a stable.
Near-synonyms: stablehand, stableboy, groom (all traditionally loosely synonymous)
Synonyms: stablehand, stableboy, groom[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA boy or young man who attends in a stable.
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἱπποκόμος
- ἱπποκόμος (hippokómos)boy or young man who attends in a stable
Danish stalddreng, staldkarl
- stalddrengboy or young man who attends in a stable
- staldkarlboy or young man who attends in a stable
- staldknægtboy or young man who attends in a stable
Dutch staljongen
- staljongenboy or young man who attends in a stable
Finnish tallirenki
- tallirenkiboy or young man who attends in a stable
French garçon d'écurie
- garçon d'écurieboy or young man who attends in a stable
German Stalljunge, Stallknecht
- Stalljungeboy or young man who attends in a stable
- Stallknechtboy or young man who attends in a stable
Irish buachaill stábla
- buachaill stáblaboy or young man who attends in a stable
Italian stalliere
- stalliereboy or young man who attends in a stable
Latin agāsō, equīsō
- agāsōboy or young man who attends in a stable
- equīsōboy or young man who attends in a stable
Norwegian Bokmål stallgutt
- stallguttboy or young man who attends in a stable
Polish stajenny
- stajennyboy or young man who attends in a stable
Portuguese estribeiro
- estribeiroboy or young man who attends in a stable
Romanian băiat la grajd, grăjdar
- băiat la grajdboy or young man who attends in a stable
- grăjdarboy or young man who attends in a stable
Russian конюх
- конюх (konjux)boy or young man who attends in a stable
Spanish mozo de cuadra, mozo de establo
- mozo de cuadraboy or young man who attends in a stable
- mozo de establoboy or young man who attends in a stable
Swedish stalldräng, stallpojke
- stalldrängboy or young man who attends in a stable
- stallpojkeboy or young man who attends in a stable
Welsh gwas stabl
- gwas stablboy or young man who attends in a stable
Cite this entry
APA
stable boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20boy
MLA
“stable boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stable boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stable%20boy.
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