坊っちゃん

ぼっちゃん

son (of others)

Also:green young man from a well-to-do family

What does 坊っちゃん mean?

坊っちゃん is a Japanese noun meaning son (of others) in English. It can also be translated as green young man from a well-to-do family depending on context. It is written as 坊っちゃん in kanji, ぼっちゃん in hiragana, and botchan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

御坊ちゃんに幸あれ。

All our best to that little boy.