young man
∞
1.0
- noun
- /jʌŋ mæn/
:
joven
- After Henry left, Pop said sternly, "Young man, I'm ashamed of you."
- many young men
- a nice young man
- particularly young men
Above him stood a young man and women, twins.
- Above him stood a young man and women, twins.
- that voice said. Go West young man, go West.
- She said thank you young man and I said no problem.
- And the Sophists taught young men oratory and rhetoric.
- You're a Glasgow boy, working class, a young man doing something creative.
- And I'm always curious about the young man who's helping you do it.
- From La Vista is about a young man named Alejandro.
- And by the way, I I have a friend, a young man who did go through.
- And so many of these young men are smart and industrious.
- And, and the truth is, is boys and young men do that far more often.
- So when the boy inside cried, the young man outside yelled.
- Among Clinton's peers at Yale Law had been a young man from Arkansas named Bill.
- As a young man, I fell for that.
- And this young man was put into a cell by guards.
- That little harmless young man with a dream to recover from his burns.
- So I became acquainted with a young man named Thomas.
Examples
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Can I help you, young man?
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When I was a young man, Francis, I had moments of confusion too.
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Listen to what this sweet young man Christian had to say.
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I just knew how this young man felt in any given situation.
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And it's your duty, young man, to come along with us!
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Among the new crowd, the one he gets on best with is the young man in insurance.
Academic text (2011) -
Why did this young man want his ransom raised?
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Young man, may I help you?
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Edgar is a very foolish young man.
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Can I help you, young man?
Synonyms
885
1.0
A person between 13 and 19 years old
618
1.1
People use it for a boy or young man when they speak in a friendly way
453
1.0
A young person aged 13 to 19
101
1.0
A young person, often a boy or young man
69
3.5
A young person between childhood and adulthood, often aged 13 to 18
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7.9
A young man who is full of energy and wants to prove himself
Antonyms
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a male who is a teenager or young adult' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'young' (not old) with 'man' (male); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this sense. This adjective + noun composition is a common, literal pattern across languages, so the expression is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
The compound young man comes from the simple image of a young man, someone with a fresh face and quick steps, not a child but not fully grown. So it means a male 'teenager' or 'young adult'.