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young man

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noun

a male in early manhood.

a boyfriend; sweetheart; fiancé.

Origin of young man

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

Words nearby young man

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Example sentences from the Web for young man

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

The Trouble with Telstar |John Berryman
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.

Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society |Edith Van Dyne

I imagine Mr. Agate's picture of young-man life in the Manchester of the nineties to be very much like the real thing.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 11, 1920 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for young man

young man

noun

a boyfriend; sweetheart