English-Finnish translations for whipping boy

• piiskapoika

Definition of whipping boy

• Someone punished for the errors of others, historically a boy that was whipped in the stead of a misbehaving prince

Examples

• As the whipping boy, he must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat.

Related words

• whipping
• whipping-top
• Whippingham
• whipping post
• whipping cream
• whipping knot