farm boy

• Terme désignant un jeune homme qui vit ou travaille dans une ferme, souvent employé pour évoquer une personne ayant une éducation rurale ou un caractère simple et terre-à-terre.

A term referring to a young male who lives or works on a farm, often used to describe someone with a rural upbringing or simple, down-to-earth character.

1. Young male from a farmA2informal

   A boy or young man who lives on or works on a farm.

   garçon de ferme

   • The farm boy woke up early to milk the cows.
   • He was a simple farm boy before moving to the city.
   • The story is about a farm boy who dreams of adventure.

2. Naive or unsophisticated personB2informalamerican

   Used figuratively to describe someone who is inexperienced or unsophisticated, often from a rural background.

   Garçon de ferme (au sens figuré)

   • Don't treat me like a farm boy; I know how things work here.
   • He felt like a farm boy in the big city.
   • The movie portrays him as a farm boy who doesn't understand modern life.