What is Whipping boy?
A '''whipping boy''' was a young boy who grew up with a young [[prince]]. If the prince did something wrong, the whipping boy was [[Punishment|punished]] instead of the prince. Because both grew up together, punishing the whipping boy had strong [[Psychology|psychological]] effects on the prince. In [[England]] this was very common. For instance, the English [[king]] [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] had many whipping boys for his son. {{stub}} [[Category:Monarchy]] [[Category:Metaphors]]