young man
Americannoun
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a male in early manhood.
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a boyfriend; sweetheart; fiancé.
noun
Etymology
Origin of young man
before 1000; 1850–55 young man for def. 2; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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He fled Tibet as a young man and spent 14 years as a monk in southern India, then moved to the US in 2006, settling in Queens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A soft-spoken young man, Jesse Owens was the son of black Alabama sharecroppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The filmmaking team went internal on purpose, and built a movie about a young man nobody remembers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He said that Marfan syndrome had also curtailed his social life, adding: "I used to play football like every other young man, I was athletic but now I cannot even walk short distances."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Mr. Cranston has crossed the river, looking for a young man for Olive.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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