small boy
/ˌsmɔːl ˈbɔɪ/noun
A boy of relatively small size, especially a male child below the age of puberty but typically above infancy.
- N.E.D. (1912) comments: ‘small boy has become fairly common in modern colloquial use, but is felt to differ in connotation from little boy, usually by suggesting greater activity and independence.’..
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a small boy.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Wisdom. From small + boy.