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A whipping boy was a boy educated alongside a prince (or boy monarch) in early modern europe, who received corporal punishment for the prince's transgressions in his presence. Digital + printable book unit. A person or thing that is blamed for problems, often those caused by someone or something else.

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A whipping boy, in the 1600 and 1700s, was a young boy who was assigned to a young prince and was punished when the prince misbehaved or fell behind in his schooling. Definition of whipping boy in the idioms dictionary. Read 1,392 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Whipping boy first recorded 1647.