lighty
/ˈlʌɪti
/(also laaitie, litie)
noun (plural lighties) South African informal
A boy or young male adult.‘This lighty (little one) called Mnisi will taste my power come April 5,’ he said amid deafening applause from a packed hall.
Origin
Apparently from the adjective light2 from light of heart + -y2; the variant laaitie shows Afrikaans influence.
- protopope
- protoporcelain
- protoporphyria
- protoporphyrin
- proto-presbyter
- Protopterus
- proto-punk
- protopyramid
- proto-rebel
- protorosaur
- protorosaurian
- Protorosaurus
- protosalt
- protoscientific
- protoscientist
- protoscolex
- protosolar
- protosome
- protospathar
- protospatharios
- protospatharius
- protospermatoblast
- protospore
- protostar
- protostele