English Explanatory Dictionary

man child

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adult male who is childish or immature.
  2. A young male human; a boy.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

man child man children men children

Etymology

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

Synonyms

manbaby manboy baby boy bhoy boy boykin boyo callant chav feely-omi guy knave lad little boy man child manling page pillicock sapling shaveling son sonny springald stripling yob younker youth

Antonyms

macho man machoman alpha male girlchild baby girl woman child womanchild woman-child

Related words

manchild man-child kidult Peter Pan syndrome
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