Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footboy

/ˈfʊtbɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foot-boy
IPA: /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.

Example Sentences

"Our troopes are now all confounded and disordered, by reason of bag and baggage, or carriages, of lackies, and foot-boies, which because of their masters armes they carry, can never leave them."

Etymology

From foot + boy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/

Inflected Forms

footboys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce footboy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/.
What does footboy mean?: A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
Where does footboy come from?: From foot + boy.

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