caveboy

Young primitive dweller

A caveboy is a boy from prehistoric times, the male counterpart to cavegirl.

The term appears mainly in children's media and casual speech, evoking an image of a young Stone Age human—wild-haired, dressed in animal skins, wielding a club: The cartoon featured a caveboy and his pet dinosaur.

prehistoric

caveman

Prehistoric cave-dwelling human

hunter-gatherer · flint · handaxe · spear · fire-making · mammoth · megafauna · mastodon · tribe · clan

fictional

Bamm-Bamm

animated · comic · storybook · mascot · costume · character · illustration

child

playful

Inclined toward fun

young · son · growing · learning · imaginative · energetic · rambunctious · barefoot · scruffy · wide-eyed

survivor

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

ingenuity · endurance · toughness · grit · tenacity · perseverance · hardiness · cunning · quick-witted · improvisation

adventure

explorer

One who investigates unfamiliar regions

treasure · expedition · hero · challenge · wilderness · courage · curiosity · brave · daring · resourceful

wild

untamed

Not domesticated

animalistic · free · unrestrained · raw · nature · beast · primal · fierce · unbridled · uncivilized

Opposites
temporal/technological era

caveboydigital native

Person raised with internet

city boy

gender

caveboycavegirl

Prehistoric young female

cavewoman

age/life stage

caveboycaveman

Prehistoric cave-dwelling human

Family

cave, boy, caves, caved, caving, cavern, cavernous, boys, boyish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G