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Definition of Golden boy
1. Noun. A man who is unusually successful at an early age.
Definition of Golden boy
1. Noun. A young man who has become unusually successful at an early age. ¹
2. Noun. A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Boy
Literary usage of Golden boy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Japanese Fairy Book by Yei Theodora Ozaki (1903)
"She called him Kintaro or the golden boy. Now the remarkable thing about this
child was his great strength, and as he grew older he grew stronger and ..."
2. The Candle and the Flame by George Sylvester Viereck (1912)
"THE BALLAD OF THE golden boy FOR LEONARD ABBOTT VINCI'S brow in curious lines Of
contemplation deep was knit. Fair dreams before his eyes alit Like water ..."
3. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1843)
"A golden boy, in semblance fair Of actual life, came forth, ... The golden boy
is gone. The song And the symphonious harps no more Their Siren minstrelsy ..."
4. Gypsy Folk-tales by Francis Hindes Groome (1899)
"So she who had vaunted that she will bear the golden boy and girl, ... The midwife
came and his mother, and she brought forth a golden boy and girl. ..."
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