Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal)An adult male who is childish or immature.

  2. (archaic)A young male human; a boy.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. I saw a man with a child.

    ruЯ видел мужчину с ребёнком.

    deIch sah einen Mann mit einem Kind.

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  2. The old man gave the child shelter.

    ruСтарик защитил ребёнка.

    deDer alte Mann gab dem Kind Schutz.

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  3. The young man saved the child from drowning.

    ruМолодой человек спас тонущего ребёнка.

    deDer junge Mann rettete das Kind vor dem Ertrinken.

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  4. The old man told the children an amusing story.

    deDer alte Mann erzählte den Kindern eine lustige Geschichte.

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  5. Once a man, twice a child.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child.

From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child.

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Forms

plural: man children / men children
Singularman child
Pluralman children / men children

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Synonyms

27 synonyms

Antonyms

8 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
man child — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto