Meaning

3 senses
  1. A 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

  2. (dated)A male lover; a sweetheart.

    a teenager or a young adult male

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, man.

Examples

462 sentences
  1. Tom is a handsome young man.

    Том — гарний молодий чоловік.

    ruТом - красивый молодой человек.

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  2. Tom is a very intelligent young man.

    Том — дуже розумний молодий чоловік.

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  3. I like that young man.

    Мені подобається той молодик.

    deMir gefällt dieser junge Mann.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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Translations

6 languages
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Русский
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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 men
Singularyoung man
Pluralyoung men

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

2 synonyms
(male) youth
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedyoung lady

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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