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Meaning of Fauntleroy in English:

Fauntleroy

Pronunciation /ˈfɒntlərɔɪ/

noun

(also Little Lord Fauntleroy)

  • 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).