man-child

man-child

M5077000 (măn′chīld′) also man·child (măn′chīld′)n. pl. men-chil·dren also men·chil·dren (mĕn′chĭl′drən) 1. A male child; a boy; a son.2. A young man between adolescence and adulthood: "Many high school basketball observers had never seen anything like this futuristic man-child, whose combination of size (now 6-5) and athleticism allowed him to dominate any position on the floor" (Neil Hayes).3. A childlike man: "I think it's safe to say that Kip looked like a youthful man-child of forty or forty-one. In other words, he was a spectacularly well-preserved creature greatly enjoying his middle fifties" (Robert Reed).

man-child

n a boy; a young male

man′-child`

n., pl. men-chil•dren. a male child; boy. [1350–1400]

Thesaurus

Noun

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man-child - a child who is male male offspringmale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babieschild, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"son, boy - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"