"little boys' room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: little boys' rooms [plural]
Etymology: Originally from the need to find public lavatories for children, but subsequently used more broadly. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=little boys' room}} little boys' room (plural little boys' rooms)
  1. (euphemistic, informal) Synonym of men's room: a public lavatory intended for use by men. Tags: euphemistic, informal Categories (topical): Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: men's room [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-little_boys'_room-en-noun-lSawFQL2 Disambiguation of Rooms: 60 40 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 71 29 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. A room belonging to or used by little boys, particularly their bedroom. Synonyms: bathroom, little boy's room, little boys room Coordinate_terms: little girls' room
    Sense id: en-little_boys'_room-en-noun-qAlUjmpy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 65

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