LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY


Meaning of LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY in English

a children’s book (1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett , about a young American boy who discovers that he is the son of a British earl (1). He has long fair hair and is always well dressed and polite. The name is now sometimes used to describe a young boy who behaves badly because he is given everything that he wants and allowed to do what he likes.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.