お坊ぼっちゃま

noun

son; boy; young master

Honorific term for someone else's son, especially a young boy from a respectable family. More polite and somewhat old-fashioned compared to 坊ちゃん.

See also: 坊ちゃん

• お坊ぼっちゃまはおいくつですか。

  How old is your son?

• お坊ぼっちゃまがピアノの発はっ表ぴょう会かいで素す晴ばらしい演えん奏そうをされました。

  Your son gave a wonderful performance at the piano recital.

noun

sheltered young man; naive rich boy

Refers to a young man from a wealthy family who is inexperienced in worldly matters, often with a nuance of being pampered or naive. Can be used critically or affectionately.

See also: 坊ちゃん

• 彼かれは苦く労ろうを知しらない、いわゆるお坊ぼっちゃまだ。

  He's what you'd call a sheltered rich boy who doesn't know hardship.

• お坊ぼっちゃま育そだちだから、世せ間けんの厳きびしさがわからない。

  He was raised as a pampered young master, so he doesn't understand how tough the world is.