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PRONUNCIATION OF DAYBOY

dayboy  [ˈdeɪˌbɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAYBOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dayboy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAYBOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Day pupil

Day pupils are students who attend boarding school but who are not boarders and who travel between home and school every day. The majority of boarding schools allow this, although most of their students are boarders.

Definition of dayboy in the English dictionary

The definition of dayboy in the dictionary is a boy who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAYBOY


attaboy
ˈætəˌbɔɪ
B-boy
ˈbiːˌbɔɪ
batboy
ˈbætˌbɔɪ
beachboy
ˈbiːtʃˌbɔɪ
billyboy
ˈbɪlɪˌbɔɪ
bullyboy
ˈbʊlɪˌbɔɪ
carboy
ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ
cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ
deadboy
ˈdɛdˌbɔɪ
fanboy
ˈfænˌbɔɪ
highboy
ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ
homeboy
ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ
houseboy
ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ
ladyboy
ˈleɪdɪˌbɔɪ
newsboy
ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ
paperboy
ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ
pennyboy
ˈpɛnɪˌbɔɪ
playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
schoolboy
ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ
tomboy
ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAYBOY

day tripper
day-clean
Day-Glo
Day-Lewis
day-neutral
day-old
day-to-day
Dayak
dayan
daybook
daybreak
daycare
daycare centre
daycare worker
daycation
daycentre
daych
daydream
daydreamer
daydreaming

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAYBOY

altar boy
baby boy
birthday boy
boy
cabin boy
copyboy
drummer boy
errand boy
fair-haired boy
flyboy
golden boy
messenger boy
old boy
pretty boy
rent boy
shepherd boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy

Synonyms and antonyms of dayboy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dayboy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAYBOY

Find out the translation of dayboy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dayboy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dayboy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dayboy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dayboy
570 millions of speakers

English

dayboy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dayboy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dayboy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dayboy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dayboy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dayboy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dayboy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dayboy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dayboy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dayboy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dayboy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dayboy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

học sinh ở ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dayboy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेबॉय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gündüzcü erkek öğrenci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dayboy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dayboy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dayboy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dayboy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dayboy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dayboy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dayboy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dayboy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dayboy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAYBOY»

The term «dayboy» is used very little and occupies the 190.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAYBOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dayboy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dayboy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dayboy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAYBOY»

Discover the use of dayboy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dayboy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adolescence in New Zealand: A Book of Readings
Mean Raw Score Scale Group S.D. t-Ratio Probability Achievement Dayboy Boarder 14.3 11.8 3.25 3.69 2.7346 0.0081** Deference Dayboy Boarder 10.8 10.4 3.36 3.29 0.5339 0.6081 Order Dayboy Boarder 12.9 10.5 4.41 2.0494 0.0423* ...
Robert A. C. Stewart, 1976
2
New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies
Mean Raw Score Scale Group S.D. t-Ratio Probability Achievement Dayboy Boarder 14-3 11. 8 3 3 25 2-7346 0.0081** 69 Deference Dayboy Boarder 10.8 10.4 3 3 36 29 0-5339 0.6081 Order Dayboy Boarder 12.9 10.5 4 4 41 2.0494 ...
3
Davy's Devon Herd Book Containing the Ages and Pedigrees of ...
Sire, Upton Darl 19757, by Rousdon Rentpayer 17758 ; dam, Upton Reddy 33rd 50018, by Winsham Happy Boy 16726 ; grandam, Reddy 17th C1636, by Wynford Dayboy 14277 ; 3rd dam, Reddy 9th B1346, by Wynford Blackbird 11304 ; 4th ...
Devon Cattle Breeders' Society, John Tanner Davy, 1947
4
Devon Herd Book
*Sally 6th, C.C. ; sire, Stockleigh Dayboy (7858); Sally 8th. 20. *Loophorn 6th, C.C.; sire, Stockleigh Dayboy (7858); Loophorn 7th. 2. *Dolly 5th, C.C.; sire, Stockleigh Dayboy (7858); Dolly 6th. 9. *Beauty 7th, B.C., dead; sire, Stockleigh Dayboy ...
John Tanner Davey, 1916
5
A brief history of the cyclone at Calcutta and vicinity, 5th ...
I reached Balliaghatta on the 21st and on the 23rd, visited Dayboy and other villages in the neighbourhood. 7. Loss of life has been far heavier than about Kookrahatti. The infirm and aged have mostly perished, and consequently the distress ...
6
Papers relating to the Clone at Calcutta
I reached Balliaghatta on the 21st and on the 23rd, visited Dayboy and other villages in the neighbourhood. 7. Loss of life has been far heavier than about Kookrahatti. The infirm and aged have mostly perished, and consequently the distress ...
7
The Longest Journey:
I don't like being branded as the dayboy's foe, when I think how much Iwould have givento bea dayboy myself.My father found me a nuisance, andput me through the mill, and I can neverforgetit particularly the evenings." "There'svery little ...
E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster, 2014
8
Medi-Humor
snouW come and see you!" Vs-v • • • • 9lte aging Dayboy was nat/ing nis annual medical cneckup. "Sex?" asked tne docto/t. "$nj/tequen%" /teplied tne Dayboy. m, is tnat one wo/td o/t two?" £Jhe docto/t had t/ued jo/t yea/ts to pe/tsuade a i/e/ty.
Varshnay, 2002
9
Delphi Complete Works of E. M. Forster (Illustrated)
Picture the dayboy's life — at homefor meals, athome for preparation, at home for sleep, running home with everyfancied wrong. There are dayboys in your class, and, mark my words, they will giveyouten timesas much troubleas the boarders, ...
E. M. Forster, 2013
10
Making Men: Rugby and Masculine Identity
To be stigmatizedas equivalentto a dayboy one simply had todislike rugby particularly or sport ingeneral. In the 1901 edition of the school magazine, such boys were despised: There's theusual brood whichaspire to higherthings and waddleoff ...
Timothy J.L. Chandler, John Nauright, 2013

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAYBOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dayboy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Boy George, I think he's got it
dayBoy George: 8 p.m. Mon. $35. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. (415) 346-6000. www.thefillmore.com. Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco ... «SFGate, Apr 14»
2
Journey to honour The Friend
And being a dayboy where almost everybody else was a boarder was already quite different enough. But those who tried often wished they ... «Cyprus Mail, Mar 14»
3
National Ballet's Romeo returns for his Juliet
Jason was a "dayboy" at the National Ballet School from the age of 10. When he was 15 ("I was a bit ambitious"), he asked the school's artistic ... «Toronto Star, Mar 09»

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