0 a boy who helps a priest in Christian church services
1 a boy or girl who helps a priest in worship services
He developed a lasting friendship with some of his teachers and served as an altar boy.
An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from the church.
These trials started when an altar boy observed an old woman hiding the bread given out during communion.
Serving as an altar boy when young, he attended a seminary for a year, intending to become a priest.
He served as an altar boy for many years and at one point thought of becoming a priest.
The altar boy comes and goes and both remark on the lack of people attending mass.
He attended parochial schools in the city, and was an altar boy.
He was an altar boy in his youth, though it was often problematic to find an alb to fit him due to his height.
