Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man child

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
man child
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adult male who is childish or immature.

Derogatory; Informal

noun

A young male human; a boy.

Archaic

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Etymology

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

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What does man child mean?
An adult male who is childish or immature.
Where does man child come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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