young man

American  

noun

1. a male in early manhood.

2. a boyfriend; sweetheart; fiancé.

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young man British  

noun

1. a boyfriend; sweetheart

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Etymology

Origin of young man

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

Example Sentences

A scruffy young man with a calculus textbook glances up from his homework and says, “Uh-huh. She used to live next to my cousin. What’s the problem?”

From Literature

Iskander’s David is a young man whose youthful piety and heroism make him a sympathetic figure, notwithstanding the bag of cold cuts.

From Salon

Ernest Hemingway’s memoir, “A Moveable Feast,” opens with him as a young man in 1920s Paris worrying about the cost of heating his apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin Bertao, president of College Republicans of America, said the organization deplores antisemitism and disputed the membership of the young man appearing to salute in the photo.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I suppose I was a quite unsentimental young man in many ways and I was always on the lookout for some material where I could a rattle the public’s cage a bit.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beau
• companion
• friend
• partner
• suitor
• sweetheart