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 studied at a Catholic university in Budapest that was a crucible for conservative ideas that Magyar embraced as a young man, according to a former classmate of his, Miklos Nattán.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Relatives of the wounded gathered at the entrance to the emergency department, where a woman wept, leaning on a young man.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Shear says he first began his original screenplay with an image of a young man having a panic attack in the self-help section of a bookshop and grew the script from there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Another young man, Kaveh from Tehran, spent Nowruz alone.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A young man stuck his head out of a window two floors above.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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