Fauntleroy (Noun)
Meaning
An excessively polite and well-dressed boy.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young master was a regular fauntleroy, with his little velvet suit and lace cuffs, always bowing and scraping to the ladies.
- After a few years of being raised by his grandmother, Timmy had developed into a bit of a fauntleroy, always using his napkin and speaking in a soft, high voice.
- His parents, hoping to give their son a head start in life, had raised him to be a fauntleroy, with etiquette lessons and fencing classes, but he was still just a kid at heart.
- Little Lord Fauntleroy, the fictional hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel, was the quintessential fauntleroy, with his curly locks and aristocratic demeanor.
- The little fauntleroy who sat across from me at dinner was a perfect gentleman, politely inquiring about my day and making conversation with the adults.