Definitions of young man
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a teenager or a young adult male
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synonyms:
young buck
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type of:
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adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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adult male, man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager
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a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
Pronunciation
US
/jəŋ mæn/
UK
/jəŋ mæn/
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