fauntleroy

• Существительное, обозначающее мальчика, который чрезмерно вежлив и хорошо одет, часто подразумевающее несколько неестественную или старомодную манеру поведения.

A noun referring to a boy who is excessively polite and well-dressed, often implying a somewhat affected or old-fashioned manner.

имя собственное

1. Overly refined boyC1formalbritish

   A boy who is excessively polite, well-mannered, and dressed in a fancy or elaborate manner, often associated with the literary character Little Lord Fauntleroy.

   Изнеженный мальчик

   • The schoolboy was teased for being a Fauntleroy with his velvet suit and perfect etiquette.
   • She dressed her son like a little Fauntleroy for the family portrait.
   • He grew out of his Fauntleroy phase after starting high school.
   • The character in the book is the classic Fauntleroy, adored by his mother and servants.

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