chinaboy

/ˈt͡ʃaɪnəbɔɪ/

Etymology

From China + boy; compare Chinaman (etymology).

noun

  1. A boy who is Chinese; a (young) man from China or of Chinese descent.“I speak from fifteen years' experience; five and thirty boys; American, Irish, English, German, African, Mulatto; not to speak of that China boy sent me by one who well knew my perplexities, from California; and that Lascar boy from Bombay.”
  2. A houseboy from China or of Chinese descent.“Lizzie, Alice and I were playing in the garden when our Chinaboy Bong came down the path—that is how I know exactly what time of evening it was that this new noise set me wondering, because Bong was very punctual.”