Fauntleroy
/ˈfɔːntlərɔɪ
/(also Little Lord Fauntleroy)
noun
An excessively well-mannered or elaborately dressed young boy.It's like working with a covey of Little Lord Fauntleroys....
- Now I'm beginning to sound like Little Lord Fauntleroy!
Origin
From the name of the boy hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).
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