Meaning & use
breeched
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historically, describing a young boy who has been dressed in breeches for the first time, marking his transition out of infant gowns
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In genealogical records, a breeched boy of five or six was considered to have entered early boyhood.
Portraits from the era often show a newly breeched child standing proudly beside his parents.
A note on using this word
Before the 19th century, young boys in Western Europe wore skirt-like gowns until around age six or seven, when they were formally 'breeched' and began wearing trousers like grown men.
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