"Earthboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Earthboys [plural]
Etymology: Earth + boy Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Earth|boy}} Earth + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} Earthboy (plural Earthboys)
  1. (usually science fiction) A young male inhabitant of Earth. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants, Demonyms, Science fiction Hypernyms: Earther, Earthling, for more see Thesaurus:Earthling Coordinate_terms: Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

Inflected forms

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