Plural of schoolboy

regular plural

The plural of schoolboy is schoolboys.

Forms of schoolboy

The rival schoolboys traded insults and punches.From the entry trade
This was a 20-year-old local lad, product of down the road, out-thinking Barcelona, making them look like callow, pigeon-chested schoolboys.2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian…. From the entry callow
By that time Stiles had already represented England schoolboys as a right-half, displaying attacking talents that would be somewhat inhibited in his later career.2020 October 30, Brian Glanville, “Nobby Stiles obituary”, in The Guardian. From the entry right-half
Suddenly the carriage was full of boofy schoolboys all excitedly chesting and punching each other and stretching their limbs as they tried to sit still.2011, Dave Graney, 1001 Australian Nights: A Memoir, page 116. From the entry boofy
He had seen this method adopted by schoolboys, when the journey- money provided by thoughtful parents had been diverted to other and better ends.1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC. From the entry squeeze

noun A boy attending school.
adjective Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

What is the plural of schoolboy?: The plural of schoolboy is schoolboys.
Is schoolboy countable?: Schoolboy is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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