"garden boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: garden boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} garden boy (plural garden boys)
  1. (South Africa, dated) A male gardener (of any age). Tags: South-Africa, dated
    Sense id: en-garden_boy-en-noun-fHWFlhXi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Inflected forms

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