坊ぼっちゃま

noun

(another's) son; young master

Honorific term used to refer to someone else's son, especially a young boy from a respected family. More polite than 坊ちゃん.

See also: 坊ちゃん

• お宅たくの坊ぼっちゃまはおいくつですか。

  How old is your son?

• 社しゃ長ちょうの坊ぼっちゃまが来らい月げつ留りゅう学がくされるそうです。

  I heard the company president's son is going to study abroad next month.

noun

sheltered young man; naive rich boy

Refers to a young man from a wealthy family who is inexperienced or naive about the real world. Often used with a slightly critical or pitying tone.

See also: 坊ちゃん

• 彼かれは苦く労ろうを知しらない、いわゆる坊ぼっちゃまだ。

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

• そんな坊ぼっちゃま育そだちの彼かれに、この仕し事ごとは無む理りだろう。

  This job is probably too much for him, raised as a naive rich kid.