Little Lord Fauntleroy

English Etymology thumb|right|upright=0.7|The character of Little Lord Fauntleroy and his mother in the 1936 movie. en Q276028 1886, in her novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. The title character (a boy who grows up in poverty but inherits the title of Lord Fauntleroy) is depicted as generous and charmingly innocent rather than spoilt or greedy, but changing social mores led to the character being seen as effeminate and priggish. By the 1930s, around the time of the release of the 1936 film Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 film) Little Lord Fauntleroy, the name had come to be a term of abuse for a snobby or fussy man or boy.https://daily.jstor.org/the-masculinization-of-little-lord-fauntleroy/ The Masculinization of Little Lord Fauntleroy 2020-03-26 Kristin Hunt JSTOR Pronunciation en /ˌlɪtəl lɔːd ˈfɔːnt.lə.rɔɪ/ RP en /ˌlɪtəl lɔɹd ˈfɑːnt.lə.rɔɪ/ GA Noun s Little Lords Fauntleroy Little Lord Fauntleroy en pejorative informal A fancy, spoilt little child. en BBC panel show Would I Lie To You? would have you believe that he was a Little Lord Fauntleroy; his comfortable characterisation on Peep Show, meanwhile, hints at a real-life, history-obsessed dolt. David Mitchell’s Back Story is funny and thoughtfully composed Metro 2012-10-16 https://metro.co.uk/2012/10/16/book-review-david-mitchell-back-story-601613/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260917001840/https://metro.co.uk/2012/10/16/book-review-david-mitchell-back-story-601613/ 17 September 2026 en But its round-the-world offering – not to mention the bottomless ice-cream counter – is virtually guaranteed to cater to even the pickiest of palates and leave even the fussiest of Little Lord Fauntleroys full to the brim. Five of the best Edinburgh child-friendly restaurants The Scotsman 2016-03-15 https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/five-of-the-best-edinburgh-child-friendly-restaurants-1480468 https://web.archive.org/web/20260916140831/https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/five-of-the-best-edinburgh-child-friendly-restaurants-1480468 16 September 2026 en Why should the servants and drones need any knowledge beyond exactly that knowledge that they, the Little Lords Fauntleroy of the universe, require them to have? https://www.plough.com/articles/does-teaching-literature-and-writing-have-a-future The Plough 2025-01-10 Phil Christman Does Teaching Literature and Writing Have a Future? https://web.archive.org/web/20260916120106/https://www.plough.com/articles/does-teaching-literature-and-writing-have-a-future 16 September 2026 References