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Meanings of young man in English

Portuguese
namorado
Catalan
promès
Spanish
pareja

A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.

        namorado

        A teenager or a young adult male.

              Usage of young man in English
              1
              Is anyone able to help this young man by offering work experience?
              The South African
              2
              But he was a serious young man, perhaps too serious at times.
              Zeitoun
              3
              Words just couldn't express what was going through that young man's heart.
              Hearts of grey
              4
              The leader of this group is a young man of great age.
              Once there was a war
              5
              However, he is not a young man, and his health is failing.
              The Irish Times
              6
              The question, however, seemed only to surprise and confuse the young man.
              Earth Abides
              7
              Faithful to his military education, the young man obeyed without asking questions.
              Island beneath the sea
              8
              Every young man should read it; it might free up some pressures.
              The Irish Times
              9
              That the young man had been quite right; Miller was a reactionary.
              Eyeless in Gaza
              10
              Then Father said, 'And what have you been up to, young man?'
              The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
              11
              He could see this young man meant a great deal to Mr.
              Eight Days of Luke
              12
              I am still a very young man-notyet twenty-twoyears of age.
              Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
              13
              At this very moment, the young man was on his way home.
              The Wyrmling Horde
              14
              And really, the young man's belief or disbelief is beside the point.
              The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
              15
              The young man had stopped at the far end of the Common.
              The Hyperion Cantos
              16
              Certainly I cannot compete with the effects of a certain young man.
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              Common
              Canada
              Common
              United States of America
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