man-child
noun
a male child; boy; son.
manchild
-
a variation of
man-child.
Example Sentences
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We explain how Hulu’s “The Great,” with Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as her manchild husband, pulled off its depraved games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
So begins the first arc and his adventures with everyone from a blue-collar exorcist to a manchild wielding the powers of the gods.
From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022
Roethlisberger arrived with more fanfare four years later when Dan Rooney insisted the Steelers grab the 6-foot-5 manchild from Ohio with the 11th choice.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Cena makes all of this click, transforming the muscular manchild from a two-dimensional buffoon into a lost soul figuring discovering his purpose.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
There was only one future in that house, and it was Gabriel’s—to which, since Gabriel was a manchild, all else must be sacrificed.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
