houseboy

Naija

Etymology

From: English house and boy

Pronunciation

• háúsbɔ́ì

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Noun

• Na boy or man wey dey stay with oga and madam dey work for dem.

• Our houseboy dey wash car.  — (Egbokhare_2021, The housekeeper is washing the car.)
• E also include to sell pikin to dey beg and do houseboy work without pay.  — (bbc__39286, It involves child labour and housekeeping without monetary rewards.)

Related forms

• housegirl, househelp

Synonyms

• boyboy

Antonyms

• housegirl

Translations

• English: a male house keeper