young man

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noun
  1. a male in early manhood.

  2. a boyfriend; sweetheart; fiancé.

Origin of young man

1
before 1000; 1850–55 for def. 2; Middle English; Old English

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How to use young man in a sentence

  • The young man from far away had not, so far as he knew, either enemies or friends at Monte Carlo.

  • The young man smiled at the girl, as he crushed up the notes and stuffed them into his pocket.

  • This Captain Kirton was really the best of the Kirton bunch: a quiet, unassuming young man, somewhat delicate in health.

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  • When she did this, and drooped the corners of her mouth, she was very engaging, and the young man tingled all over with pity.

  • The wretched young man persistently exercises his right of crying "Banco," and so practically going double or quits each time.

British Dictionary definitions for young man

young man

noun
  1. a boyfriend; sweetheart

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