young man

See also: youngman

English

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Noun

young man (plural young men)

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?

   • 1985 November 28, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):

     That does it, young man! You are excused to your room!

   • 2003 July 17, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):

     Hey, young man... don't walk on the kitchen floor. I just mopped over there.

   • 2004, Warren W. Evans, Corky, Peggy and the Goldfinch, page 82:

     “Now you listen to me, young man!” Mom pointed a finger straight into my face.

   • 2004 September 21, Bill Amend, FoxTrot (comic):

     Hello, young man, I'm Quincy's mother. I decided to drop by to see how his adopted family is treating him.

2. (dated) A male lover; a sweetheart.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see young,‎ man.

   Synonym: (male) youth

Translations

youth — see youth

term of address

• Bulgarian: мла́ди чове́че m (mládi čovéče)
• Dutch: jongeman (nl) m
• Finnish: nuorukainen (fi)
• French: jeune homme (fr) m
• German: junger Mann m
• Polish: młody człowieku
• Portuguese: mocinho m
• Russian: молодо́й челове́к (ru) m (molodój čelovék)
• Ukrainian: юна́к (uk) m (junák)
• Urdu: نَوجَوان (naujavān)

See also

• young lady