houseboy

== English == === Etymology === From house +‎ boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/ Hyphenation: house‧boy === Noun === houseboy (plural houseboys) (chiefly historical) A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. Coordinate terms: housegirl, housemaid (chiefly historical, derogatory, offensive) A non-white adult male domestic servant. ==== Alternative forms ==== houseboi, house boy, house-boy ==== Hyponyms ==== Chinaboy (obsolete, offensive) ==== Related terms ==== house slave ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === houseboy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English houseboy. === Noun === houseboy an errand boy; a houseboy Synonyms: boy, muchacho, mutsatso