English

man child

An adult male who is childish or immature.

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    From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmanchylde
    • surface analysisEnglishman “An adult male human.”
    • surface analysisEnglishchild “A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or le…”

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