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young man

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noun
  1. a male in early manhood.
  2. a boyfriend; sweetheart; fiancé.

Origin of young man

before 1000; 1850–55 for def 2; Middle English; Old English
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Related Words for young man

sweetheart, beau, companion, suitor, partner, friend, intimate, steady, confidant, follower, swain, flame, escort, admirer, date

Examples from the Web for young man

Historical Examples of young man

  • Doc Stone asked, holding his young-man's pipe at arm's length.

  • But this is allowing to the young-man's wisdom of my brother; a plotter without a head, and a brother without a heart!

    Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)

    Samuel Richardson

  • Mr. Colquhoun's answers to Brian's communications were short, and, to the young-man's mind, unsatisfactory.

    Under False Pretences

    Adeline Sergeant

  • Louise, until now but mildly interested in the young-man, resented her mother's interference and refused to give him up.

  • It sent her on her knees at night to pray for Jim's happiness in some young-man heaven which would please him.

    The Breaking Point

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for young man

young man

noun
  1. a boyfriend; sweetheart
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