man-child
or man·child
[ man-chahyld ]
noun,plural men-chil·dren.
a male child; boy; son.
Origin of man-child
1Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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How to use man-child in a sentence
He sent the manchild unto the rajah and kept the girl, who was reared as his own daughter.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieNaturs a mystery, thats for certain—to turn off a manchild upon a godfayther, and rather to list nor to go hoam!
The House on the Moor, v. 1/3 | Mrs. OliphantAnd when the dragon saw that he was cast into the earth, he persecuted the woman, which brought forth the manchild.
Notes On The Apocalypse | David Steele
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