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Man-child (Noun)

Meaning

A child who is male.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The 10-year-old boy sat in his high chair, throwing a tantrum like a man-child, refusing to eat his vegetables.
  • As a man-child, Tommy still enjoyed playing with his action figures and refused to give them up.
  • Despite being a grown man, he acted like a man-child, relying on his parents to take care of all his financial needs.
  • His parents were worried that their 8-year-old son was acting too much like a man-child, never wanting to play with other kids his age.
  • At 40 years old, John was still a man-child, living in his parent's basement and spending most of his days playing video games.

Synonyms

  • Male Offspring

Hypernyms

  • Male
  • Child

Hyponyms

  • Son
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