young man
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Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
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2
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7
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Meaning
noun
A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young, man.
Example Sentences
- "I can't understand you, young man. Can you point to which toy you want?"
- "That does it, young man! You are excused to your room!"
- "Hey, young man... don't walk on the kitchen floor. I just mopped over there."
- "“Now you listen to me, young man!” Mom pointed a finger straight into my face."
- "Hello, young man, I'm Quincy's mother. I decided to drop by to see how his adopted family is treating him."
- ""Lane Coutell. He's only been Franny's boy friend for a whole year. ..." "The expression is Franny's 'young man,'" he said, "not her 'boy friend.' Why are you so out of date, Bessie? […]""
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yong man, from Old English ġeong mann; by surface analysis, young + man. Compare yeoman.
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(male) youth
young buck