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Chiefly Brit.a male boarding-school student who lives at home.[1840-50]
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day boy
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day boy — n BrE a boy ↑day pupil … Dictionary of contemporary English
day boy — (or day girl) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a boy (or girl) who lives at home and attends a school that also takes boarders … English terms dictionary
day-boy — dayˈ boy or dayˈ girl see ↑day scholar below. • • • Main Entry: ↑day … Useful english dictionary
day boy — noun : a day student at a boys boarding school especially in Great Britain * * * Chiefly Brit. a male boarding school student who lives at home. [1840 50] * * * day boy UK US noun [countable] [singular day boy plural day boys … Useful english dictionary
day boy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms day boy : singular day boy plural day boys British a boy who studies at a boarding school but does not live there … English dictionary
day boy — n. boy who attends a boarding school during the day but sleeps at home … English contemporary dictionary
day boy — (or day girl) noun Brit. a boy (or girl) who lives at home but attends a boarding school … English new terms dictionary
day boy — noun (C) BrE a boy day pupil … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
day boy — noun A male day pupil … Wiktionary
The Day Boy and the Night Girl — The Day Boy and Night Girl, also referred to as The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris is a 1882 fairy tale novel by George MacDonald.Plot introductionA boy named Photogen, who has never seen the moon, meets a girl named Nycteris, who has never… … Wikipedia
