vent

Definitions of vent
  1. noun
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
    synonyms: baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
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    antonyms:
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie, zij
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
    examples:
    Adam
    (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
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    wonderkind
    an extremely talented young male person
    broekeman, broekemannetje, broekenman, broekenmannetje, jochie, kereltje
    a boy or man
    pleegbroer
    your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    boy, goof, gozer, joch, jong, jongen, jongetje, knaap, knul
    a youthful male person
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    echtgenoot, eega, gade, gemaal, kerel, man, manlief, mannie
    a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
    blanke, bleekgezicht
    a man who is White
    ballenjongen
    a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
    bei
    (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
    broekeman, broekemannetje, broekenman, broekenmannetje, jochie, kereltje, leeuwtje
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
    boerenjongen, boerenjongens, herdersjongen
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    drooghekje, knokkelkoorts, kotterjacht, sjeik, stadsmens
    a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    castraat, castraatzanger, eunuch, gesnedene, haremwachter, kamerling
    a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
    gentleman, heer, ridder
    a man of refinement
    stormlijn
    an informal term for a youth or man
    weesvader
    a man in charge of children in an institution
    bonk
    a well-built sexually attractive man
    ex
    a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
    pantserschip
    a man of great strength or bravery
    adonis
    any handsome young man
    grijsaard
    a man who is very old
    schooljongen
    a boy attending school
    sir
    term of address for a man
    jongen, zn., zoon, zoonlief
    a male human offspring
    bink, haan, haantje, he-man, macho, mannetjesputter
    a man who is virile and sexually active
    weduwnaar
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
    jhr., jongeheer, jongeling, jongeman, jongmens
    a teenager or a young adult male
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    synonyms: baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
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    antonyms:
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    examples:
    Adam
    (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
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    blanke, bleekgezicht
    a man who is White
    bei
    (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
    boerenjongen, boerenjongens, herdersjongen
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    drooghekje, knokkelkoorts, kotterjacht, sjeik, stadsmens
    a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    castraat, castraatzanger, eunuch, gesnedene, haremwachter, kamerling
    a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
    gentleman, heer, ridder
    a man of refinement
    stormlijn
    an informal term for a youth or man
    weesvader
    a man in charge of children in an institution
    bonk
    a well-built sexually attractive man
    ex
    a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
    pantserschip
    a man of great strength or bravery
    adonis
    any handsome young man
    grijsaard
    a man who is very old
    sir
    term of address for a man
    bink, haan, haantje, he-man, macho, mannetjesputter
    a man who is virile and sexually active
    weduwnaar
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
    jhr., jongeheer, jongeling, jongeman, jongmens
    a teenager or a young adult male
    ijdeltuit
    a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
    pleegvader, voedstervader
    a man who is a foster parent
    old-timer, oldtimer
    an elderly man
    patriarch
    a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
    stiefvader
    the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
    type of:
    meerderjarige, volwassene
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  3. noun
    a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
    synonyms: echtgenoot, eega, gade, gemaal, kerel, man, manlief, mannie
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    type of:
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  4. noun
    a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    synonyms: echtgenoot, eega, gade, gemaal, kerel, man, manlief, mannie
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    antonyms:
    echtgenote, eega, gade, gemalin, moeders, vrouw, wijf
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    types:
    hoorndrager
    a man whose wife committed adultery
    type of:
    associé, compagnon, danser, danspartner, firmant, handelsgenoot, partner, vennoot, wederhelft
    a person's partner in marriage
  5. noun
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
    synonyms: broekeman, broekemannetje, broekenman, broekenmannetje, jochie, kereltje, leeuwtje
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    type of:
    boy, goof, gozer, joch, jong, jongen, jongetje, knaap, knul
    a youthful male person
  6. noun
    a boy or man
    synonyms: broekeman, broekemannetje, broekenman, broekenmannetje, jochie, kereltje
    see moresee less
    type of:
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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