schoolboy
Male youth studying
A schoolboy is a boy who attends school, typically elementary or secondary.
The word often carries connotations of youth and inexperience: schoolboy error, schoolboy crush.
As an adjective, it suggests naive enthusiasm or amateur mistakes: He made a schoolboy blunder on the contract.
Learner or eye opening
- classmateFellow student
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- textbookAcademic subject manual
classroom · teacher · examination · grades · assignment · notebook · quiz · essay
Playful troublesome behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- marblesSmall spherical game pieces
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
recess · games · laughter · tricks · antics · larks · playground · roughhousing
Person in puberty
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- youngsterPerson of tender years
- minorScale with lowered third
- juvenileYoung person or animal
preteen · lad · stripling · growing · puberty · awkwardness · growth spurt · coming-of-age
Semiformal tailored jacket
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- capCovering for top
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
socks · shoes · belt · shorts · crested · striped · boater · dress code
Free from moral wrong
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- guilelessFree from deceit
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- gullibleEasily deceived
trusting · green · callow · unworldly · childlike · ingenuous · artless · wide-eyed
Short-lived intense attraction
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- shyReserved and retiring
- admirationDeep respect felt
sweetheart · stammering · lovestruck · mooning · daydreaming · heartthrob
pupil
Learner or eye opening
- classmateFellow student
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
textbook · classroom · teacher · examination · grades · assignment · notebook · quiz · essay · tuition
mischief
Playful troublesome behavior
jokes · recess · games · laughter · tricks · antics · larks · playground · roughhousing · dares
adolescent
Person in puberty
juvenile · preteen · lad · stripling · growing · puberty · awkwardness · growth spurt · coming-of-age · childhood
blazer
Semiformal tailored jacket
badge · socks · shoes · belt · shorts · crested · striped · boater · dress code · pressed
innocent
Free from moral wrong
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- guilelessFree from deceit
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
gullible · trusting · green · callow · unworldly · childlike · ingenuous · artless · wide-eyed · impressionable
infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
- puppy loveImmature romantic attraction
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- shyReserved and retiring
admiration · sweetheart · stammering · lovestruck · mooning · daydreaming · heartthrob
- childrenkids, toddler, baby, infant, youngster
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- boyslad, laddie, son, youngster, youth
- young oneschild, baby, infant, toddler, kid
- boyhoodtreehouse, toy cars, action figures, scrapes, scouts
- wrestling pinspinfall, cover, fall, body press, cradle
schoolboyteacher
One who instructs others
schoolmaster · schoolteacher · headmaster · coach · principal