mission boy
chiefly Australian and NZ
noun
A boy brought up or educated at a mission station, especially one acting as a servant there while undergoing Christian instruction.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- second growth
- second-guess
- second hand
- second-hand smoke
- secondhand speech
- second honeymoon
- second in command
- second intention
- Second International
- Second Isaiah
- second lieutenant
- second line
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- second master
- second mate
- secondment
- second messenger
- second mortgage
- second name
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- second of arc
- second officer
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- second-rate