Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea boy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: sea boy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boy employed on a ship; a child seaman.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Canst thou, O partial sleep, give then repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude, And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king?"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

sea boys (plural)

Questions

What does sea boy mean?: A boy employed on a ship; a child seaman.

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