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Definition: Young Man |
Young ManNoun1. An adolescent male. 2. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Young ManSynonyms: beau (n), boyfriend (n), fellow (n), swain (n), young buck (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Love | Lover, suitor, follower, admirer, adorer, wooer, amoret, beau, sweetheart, inamorato, swain, young man, flame, love, truelove; leman, Lothario, gallant, paramour, amoroso, cavaliere servente, captive, cicisbeo; caro sposo. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | He's a very fine young man. That's obvious (Doctor Zhivago; writing credit: Boris Pasternak; Robert Bolt) It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man, who like this lamp, was more than what he seemed a diamond in the rough (Aladdin; writing credit: Roger Allers; Ron Clements) Don't take that tone with me young man. I fought the war for your sort (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen) Thank you, anonymous young man. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) This young man will be caught, deep fried, and served up to our first hundred customers (Empire Records; writing credit: Carol Heikkinen) | |
Lyrics | When he came upon this young man ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"; performing artist: Charlie Daniels Band) Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day (In the Ghetto; performing artist: Elvis Presley) See the young man sitting (Broadway; performing artist: Goo Goo Dolls) At every suave young man (A Well Respected Man; performing artist: The Kinks) And said young man take a walk up the street ("Y.M.C.A."; performing artist: The Village People) | |
Clever | The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. (references; author: unknown) College is that bright interlude of freedom a young man has between subjection to his mother and submission to his wife. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Diary of a Young Man (1964) Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) Young Man Ski West (1961) The Daring Young Man (1942) There Was a Young Man (1937) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Physician in field checking immunization reaction of young man vaccinated during smallpox epidemic in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, March/April 1972. Credit: CDC. |  | George Davidson As a young man. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | A young man trying his luck in the Laguna del Condado from the Route 25 Bridge. Credit: Fisheries. |  | A young man leaving to defend his doctorate in medicine. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Jean Mohr.. |
 | [showing a young man standing with one foot on a soccer ball and his shadow as ayoung man with polio]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Minature portrait painted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, possibly by Gilbert Stuart. It appears to show Barry as a young man. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Portrait in oils, by an unidentified artist, depicting the subject as a relatively young man. The identification of this portrait as a likeness of John Barry is somewhat uncertain. Credit: NAVY. |  | Young man bursting through door of a printer's office to gesticulating printer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The next spell of jealousy he had was the day Mrs. Buttercup and a girl friend walked down the street with a young man. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | O.K., young man, get going!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Benjamin Franklin | An old young man, will be a young old man. |
Brigham Young | Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community. |
Cicero | It is better for a young man to blush, than to turn pale. |
George Herbert | Pension never enriched young man. |
Hafiz | On the neck of a young man sparkles no gem so gracious as enterprise. |
Homer | A young man is embarrassed to question an older one. |
Horace Greeley | Go west, young man, and grow up with the country. |
Oliver Wendell Holmes | This is a court of law young man, not a court of justice. |
Robert Louis Stevenson | For God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself! |
Thomas A. Edison | I am glad the eight-hour day had not been invented when I was a young man. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | He is an excellent young man, both as son and brother |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Any College, that wished to secure some specially clever young man, had to waylay him at the Station, and hunt him through the streets |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Combeferre, standing near Enjolras, looked at this young man. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | A few steps from the corner a fat young man, wearing a silk neckcloth, saluted them and stopped |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The young man faced forward again |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | One young man of my acquaintance, who has inherited some acres, told me that he thought he should live as I did, if he had the means |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Sri Lanka | At year's end, the young man remained in prison pending a hearing of the case. (references) |
Economic History | Zambia | A young man detained with the group was beaten while in police custody. (references) |
Human Rights | Ghana | In July 2000, the young man left the country. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and an intricate system of cobwebs extending from his nose to his desk. When accidentally struck by the janitor's broom, he gives off a cloud of dust. "Chief Deputy," the Master cried, "To-day the books are to be tried By experts and accountants who Have been commissioned to go through Our office here, to see if we Have stolen injudiciously. Please have the proper entries made, The proper balances displayed, Conforming to the whole amount Of cash on hand -- which they will count. I've long admired your punctual way -- Here at the break and close of day, Confronting in your chair the crowd Of business men, whose voices loud And gestures violent you quell By some mysterious, calm spell -- Some magic lurking in your look That brings the noisiest to book And spreads a holy and profound Tranquillity o'er all around. So orderly all's done that they Who came to draw remain to pay. But now the time demands, at last, That you employ your genius vast In energies more active. Rise And shake the lightnings from your eyes; Inspire your underlings, and fling Your spirit into everything!" The Master's hand here dealt a whack Upon the Deputy's bent back, When straightway to the floor there fell A shrunken globe, a rattling shell A blackened, withered, eyeless head! The man had been a twelvemonth dead. Jamrach Holobom |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bill Clinton | Not to my knowledge. She's got a steady boyfriend and he's a really fine young man. I like him very much. |
Bill Maher | If you celebrate Christmas religiously, folks, you pray to a young man from the Middle East who today probably would get stopped at the airport. |
Tom Brokaw | That young man who was so articulate, I went out to a university, they didn't know that I was coming, it was graduation day. I was able to just walk onto the campus and start engaging them in conversation. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We saw a young man murdered in Wyoming just because he was gay. |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "young man". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Elam | N/A | Biblical | A young man |
| Jaalam | N/A | Biblical | Young man |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "young man": eligible young man ♦ fine young man ♦ handsome young man ♦ young man very much on the spot. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
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| Language | Translations for "young man"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | njeri i ri. (various references) | |
Arabic | فتي (beggar, guy, lad, youthful), فتى (adolescent, boy, bugger, lad, scout, sprig, youngish, youngster, youth), شاب (admix, boy, chap, contaminate, lad, sprig, stud, tinge, young, youngster, youth, youthful). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | момък (chap, chappie, egg, fish, kipper, lad, laddie), младеж (adolescent, juvenile, lad, stripling, youngster, younker). (various references) | |
Czech | mladík (boy, chap, lad, laddie, stripling, youngster, youths). (various references) | |
Finnish | nuorukainen (youth). (various references) | |
French | jeune homme (young, youngish, youngster, youth). (various references) | |
Greek | νέοσ (fresh, green, juvenile, modern, new, novel, young), νεανίασ (sapling, youth). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אברך (yeshiva student), בחור (chap, fellow, guy, lad, youngster), צעיר (junior, juvenile, lad, young, youngster). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fiatalember (juvenile, puppy, young blood, youngster, youth). (various references) | |
Italian | giovanotto (lad, stripling, youngster), giovane (green, junior, juvenile, young, young woman, youngster, youth, youthful). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 若者 (lad, youth). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せいね" (adult age, age, majority, prime of life, the year of a person's birth, youth), わかしゅう (young kabuki actor), わかしゅ (young kabuki actor), わかもの (lad, youth), わ"うど (young person), "し (youth). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | youngay anmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | moço (boy, dick, juvenile, kid, lad, laddie, sapling, young, youthful). (various references) | |
Romanian | prieten (chum, Cully, fellow, friend, man, mate, pal, young). (various references) | |
Romansch | giuvnot. (various references) | |
Russian | молодой человек. (various references) | |
Scottish | fleasgach (bachelor), òigear, òglach (a youth, man-servant). (various references) | |
Sepedi | lesogana. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mlad čovek. (various references) | |
Spanish | zagal (boy, lad, laddie, shepherd boy, Swain, youth), mozo (barman, busboy, inamorato, jester, junior, kid, killer, lad, laddie, porter, railway porter, server, waiter, young), joven (girl, junior, juvenile, kid, lad, little, teen, teenage, young, young woman, youngster, youth, youthful). (various references) | |
Swedish | yngling (boy, lad, stripling, youngling, youth). (various references) | |
Turkish | genç (adolescent, gossoon, green, junior, juvenile, sapling, teen, teenager, teeny, whelp, young, youngish, youngster, youth, youthful), delikanlı (a slip of a boy, adolescent, boy, conceited pup, gossoon, juvenescent, killer, lad, laddie, palikar, pup, puppy, sapling, sprig, stripling, teen, teenager, teeny, whelp, youngster, youth). (various references) | |
Welsh | llanc (lad, youth). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | gi, guru, mi, ul, ur. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adolescens, adulescens, adulescente, adulescentem, adulescentes, adulescenti, adulescentibus, adulescentis, adulescentium, adulescentulis, adulescentulum, adulescentulus, inveni, iuvencularum, iuvenculas, iuvenculus, iuvenem, iuvenes, iuveni, iuvenibus, iuvenis, iuvenum, juvenis, puer, pueri, pueris, puero, puerorum, puerorumque, pueros, puerosque, puerum. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | ýûnãm. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 23, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O men oun paralabwn auton hgagen proV ton ciliarcon kai fhsin o desmioV pauloV proskalesamenoV me hrwthsen touton ton neanian agagein proV se econta ti lalhsai soi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ille quidem adsumens eum duxit ad tribunum et ait vinctus Paulus vocans rogavit me hunc adulescentem perducere ad te habentem aliquid loqui tibi |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he took hym, and ledde to the tribune, and seide, Poul, that is boundun, preide me to lede to thee this yonge man, that hath sum thing to speke to thee. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he toke him and sayd: Paul ye presoner called me vnto him and prayed me to brige this youge ma vnto ye which hath a certayne matter to shewe ye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and prayed me to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to say to thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 23, Verse 18 |
| Albanian | Atëherë ai e mori dhe e çoi tek kryemijëshi dhe tha: ''Pali, i burgosuri, më thirri dhe m'u lut të të sjell këtë djalë, sepse ka diçka për të të thënë''. |
| Cebuano | Ug iyang gikuha ug gidala siya ngadto sa koronil, ug miingon, "Si Pablo, ang binilanggo, mitawag kanako ug mihangyo nga dad-on ko kanimo kining batan-on, kay aduna kono siyay isugilon kanimo." |
| Croatian | On ga uze, odvede k tisuæniku i reèe mu: "Uznik me Pavao pozva i zaiska da ovog mladiæa privedem k tebi; ima ti nešto reæi." |
| Danish | Da tog han ham og førte ham til Krigsøversten og siger: "Den fangne Paulus kaldte mig og bad mig føre denne unge Mand til dig, da han har noget at tale med dig om." |
| Dutch | Deze dan nam hem en bracht hem tot den overste, en zeide: Paulus, de gevangene, heeft mij tot zich geroepen, en begeerd, dat ik dezen jongeling tot u zou brengen, die u wat heeft te zeggen. |
| Finnish | Niin hän otti hänet mukaansa, vei hänet päällikön luo ja sanoi: "Vanki Paavali kutsui minut luokseen ja pyysi tuomaan sinun luoksesi tämän nuorukaisen, jolla on jotakin puhuttavaa sinulle". |
| French | Le centenier prit le jeune homme avec lui, le conduisit vers le tribun, et dit: Le prisonnier Paul m`a appelé, et il m`a prié de t`amener ce jeune homme, qui a quelque chose te dire. |
| German | Der nahm ihn und führte ihn zum Oberhauptmann und sprach: der gebundene Paulus rief mich zu sich und bat mich, diesen Jüngling zu dir zu führen, der dir etwas zu sagen habe. |
| Hungarian | Az annakokáért maga mellé vévén õt, vivé az ezredeshez, és monda: A fogoly Pál magához hivatván engem, kéré, hogy ez ifjat hozzád vezessem, mert valamit akar néked mondani. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Perwira itu membawa anak muda itu kepada komandan dan berkata, "Paulus, tahanan itu, memanggil saya dan minta saya membawa anak muda ini kepada Bapak; ia mau melaporkan sesuatu." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ia pun mengambil serta membawa dia kepada panglima laskar itu, lalu katanya, "Adalah Paulus orang yang terpenjara itu memanggil hamba meminta bawakan orang muda ini kepada Tuan, karena ada suatu perkara hendak dimaklumkannya kepada Tuan." |
| Italian | Il centurione lo prese e lo condusse dal tribuno dicendo: «Il prigioniero Paolo mi ha fatto chiamare e mi ha detto di condurre da te questo giovanetto, perché ha da dirti qualche cosa». |
| Maori | Na ka mau ia ki a ia, ka arahi i a ia ki te rangatira mano, ka mea, I karanga te herehere, a Paora, i ahau, i mea kia arahina mai tenei tamaiti ki a koe, he korero hoki tana ki a koe. |
| Norwegian | Han tok ham da med sig og førte ham til den øverste høvedsmann og sier: Fangen Paulus kalte mig til sig og bad mig føre denne unge mann til dig, da han hadde noget å si dig. |
| Portuguese | Tomando-o ele, pois, levou-o ao comandante e disse: O preso Paulo, chamando-me, pediu-me que trouxesse tua presença este moço, que tem alguma coisa a dizer-te. |
| Rumanian | Sutawul a luat pe tknqr cu el, l -a dus la cqpitan, wi a zis: ,,Pavel cel kntemniyat m`a chemat wi m`a rugat sq aduc la tine pe acest tinerel, care are sq-yi spunq ceva.`` |
| Russian | фПФ, ЧЪСЧ ЕЗП, ТЙЧЕМ Л ФЩУСЮЕОБЮБМШОЙЛХ Й УЛБЪБМ: ХЪОЙЛ рБЧЕМ, ТЙЪЧБЧ НЕОС, ТПУЙМ ПФЧЕУФЙ Л ФЕ'Е ЬФПЗП АОПЫХ, ЛПФПТЩК ЙНЕЕФ ОЕЮФП УЛБЪБФШ ФЕ'Е. |
| Shuar | Kapitiáncha uchin uunt Kapitiánnium ejé Tímiayi "Papru enkeamu pujana nu winia untsurak "Ju uchi uunt Kapitiánnium jukitia. Chichaman takakui" Túrutui" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Askari akamchukua huyo kijana, akamwongoza mpaka kwa mkuu wa jeshi, akasema, "Yule mfungwa Paulo ameniita akaniomba nimlete kijana huyu kwako kwa maana ana jambo la kukwambia." |
| Swedish | Denne tog honom då med sig och förde honom till översten och sade: "Fången Paulus har kallat mig till sig och bett mig föra denne yngling till dig, ty han har något att säga dig." |
| Uma | Napo'ema' mpu'u-imi hilou hi kapala' pai' na'uli': "Paulus, to ratarungku' toei ria, merapi' bona kukeni-i ana' toii tumai hi Kapala'. Ria anu naparata-koko." |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-m-n-n-o-u-y" | |
-2 letters: anonym, gunman, nongay. | |
-3 letters: agony, among, annoy, anomy, guano, gunny, mango, mangy, mungo, unman, yamun, young. | |
-4 letters: agon, anon, gamy, gaum, gaun, guan, mano, many, maun, mayo, moan, mony, muon, myna, noma, nona, noun, ogam, yang, yoga, yuan, yuga. | |
-5 letters: ago, amu, any, gam, gan, gay, gnu, goa, goy, gum, gun, guy, gym, mag. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-m-n-n-o-u-y" | |
+5 letters: magnanimously. | |
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