choir boys
Robed young vocalists
Choir boys are young male singers who perform in a church or cathedral choir, typically ranging from childhood through adolescence before their voices change.
The term carries connotations of innocence, purity, and good behavior associated with religious upbringing.
In figurative use, someone described as no choir boy is being characterized as having a questionable past or morally imperfect character—the phrase almost always appears in this negative construction.
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- trebleHigh frequency range
- evensongAnglican evening prayer service
- Sunday serviceWeekly Christian worship gathering
- sopranoHighest female voice range
harmony · singing · anthem · note · robe · surplice · white robes · canticles · descant · vestment · alto · angelic voices · vocalist · hymn · melody · psalm · altar servers · stained glass
- boys in filmcoming-of-age, young hero, street kids, newsboys, newsie
- Catholic youthyouth ministry, youth group, youth groups, youth minister, youth leaders
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
- malesmen, guys, lads, dudes, blokes
- parade participantsmarching band, floats, drum majors, majorettes, baton twirlers
choir boysdelinquents
Young criminals or troublemakers
juvenile delinquents · hoodlums · reprobates · hellions · ne'er-do-wells
choir boyscongregation
Assembled group of worshippers
parishioners · laypeople · churchgoers · flock · worshippers
choir boystroublemakers
Those causing problems deliberately
rebels · juvenile delinquents · bad boys · hooligans · wild children