young man
A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boyA term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.
» Tom is a handsome young man.
Том - красивый молодой человек.
Том — гарний молодий чоловік.
Meaning
3 sensesA term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.
I can't understand you, young man. Can you point to which toy you want?
junger Mann
молодо́й челове́кmolodój čelovék
юна́кjunák
(dated)A male lover; a sweetheart.
a teenager or a young adult male
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, man.
Examples
462 sentencesTom is a handsome young man.
Том — гарний молодий чоловік.
ruТом - красивый молодой человек.
Tom is a very intelligent young man.
Том — дуже розумний молодий чоловік.
I like that young man.
Мені подобається той молодик.
deMir gefällt dieser junge Mann.
She glanced shyly at the young man.
Вона сором'язливо глянула на хлопця.
ruОна застенчиво взглянула на молодого человека.
deSie warf dem Jüngling einen scheuen Blick zu.
She dumped him for a younger man.
Вона кинула його заради молодшого чоловіка.
ruОна бросила его ради мужика помоложе.
deSie hat ihn wegen eines jüngeren Mannes verlassen.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English yong man, from Old English ġeong mann; by surface analysis,Inherited from Middle English yong man, from Old English ġeong mann; by surface analysis, young + man. Compare yeoman.
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Forms
plural: young menSynonyms
2 synonyms- a teenager or a young adult male:young buck
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular