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No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.
John Cassavetes

Meaning of "man-child" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAN-CHILD

man-child  [ˈmænˌtʃaɪld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAN-CHILD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Man-Child is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAN-CHILD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of man-child in the English dictionary

The definition of man-child in the dictionary is a boy; a young male.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAN-CHILD


brainchild
ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld
child
tʃaɪld
childe
tʃaɪld
exiled
ˈeksaɪld
Fylde
faɪld
godchild
ˈɡɒdˌtʃaɪld
grandchild
ˈɡrænˌtʃaɪld
great-grandchild
ˌɡreɪtˈɡræntʃaɪld
merchild
ˈmɜːˌtʃaɪld
mild
maɪld
moonchild
ˈmuːnˌtʃaɪld
Rothschild
ˈrɒθtʃaɪld
schoolchild
ˈskuːltʃaɪld
stepchild
ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld
tiled
ˈtaɪld
twichild
ˈtwaɪˌtʃaɪld
unchild
ʌnˈtʃaɪld
unfiled
ʌnˈfaɪld
wild
waɪld
Wilde
waɪld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAN-CHILD

man orchid
man up
man-at-arms
man-bag
man-day
man-eater
man-eating
man-hater
man-hour
man-made
man-made fabric
man-made fibre
man-mark
man-mountain
man-o´-war bird
man-of-war
man-of-war bird
man-sized
man-to-man
man-to-man marking

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAN-CHILD

an overgrown child
Brunhild
Brynhild
Christ Child
exceptional child
feral child
foster child
get with child
inner child
Kriemhild
latchkey child
love child
Moon Child
only child
poster child
quick with child
school-age child
street child
wild child
with child

Synonyms and antonyms of man-child in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «man-child» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAN-CHILD

Find out the translation of man-child to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of man-child from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «man-child» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人胎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hombre - niño
570 millions of speakers

English

man-child
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानव बच्चे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجل الطفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человек - ребенок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem-criança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুত্র-সন্তান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme-enfant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak lelaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mann-Kind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男の子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사람이 아이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதன் குழந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनुष्य-मूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erkek çocuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomo-bambino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mężczyzna - dziecko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людина- дитина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

om - copil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ο άνθρωπος - παιδί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

man -kind-
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

man och barn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mann -barn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of man-child

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAN-CHILD»

The term «man-child» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAN-CHILD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about man-child

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QUOTES WITH «MAN-CHILD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word man-child.
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John Cassavetes
No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAN-CHILD»

Discover the use of man-child in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to man-child and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child
The stories Kreischer shares in Life of the Party are a guidebook on how not to grow up.
Bert Kreischer, 2014
2
Po man's child: a novel
A 27-year-old African-American lesbian named Po stars in this narrative of betrayal, kinky sex, religious fanaticism, and the supernatural.After sustaining a serious injury that occurs during an S/M with her lover and receiving a call from ...
Marci Blackman, 1999
3
Man-Child
In this collection of 21 essays, Michael Jenkins takes a humorously philosophical approach to the everyday aspects of life.
Michael Jenkins, 2012
4
Man/child: an insight into child sexual abuse by a convicted ...
For parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children -- here is advice, insight and answers to questions about child sexual abuse, tips on how to help a child foil or frustrate a would-be molester and straight talk unlike any other ...
Howard Hunter, 1991
5
Tarzan of the Apes Tale #1 the Man-Child
Edgar Rice Burroughs's jungle tale has captivated readers for generations. The Short Tales Classic brings the man-child's adoption by the apes to life for even the youngest audience. Blue level for transitional readers.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 2008
6
Another Man's Child (Mills & Boon Vintage Superromance)
Because he was an honorable man. Because she needed him. And because he loved her so damn much that, even pregnant with another man's child, hestill wanted her.But he would never accept herbaby ashis own. He couldn't.Itwasn't his.
Tara Taylor Quinn, 2014
7
The Man-Child Chronicles: Selected Poems
Meanwhile, there is an ongoing struggle to be simultaneously cool, true and responsible. "The Man-Child Chronicles" illustrates that even today growing up is never easy and never impossible.
Rasheed Newson, 2003
8
Tarzan of the Apes: The Man-Child
Edgar Rice Burroughs. OUGHS' Bhflrt Tales cusslcs SHARK“! ERIC BENTON SHORT TALES CLASSICS The Man-Child Adapted and Illustrated by Shannon. Cover.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 2010
9
A Wanted Man
Is Reacher just a decoy? With his signature Swiss-watch plotting and heart-thumping suspense, A Wanted Man shows Lee Child at his sublimely skilful best.
Lee Child, Michael Ledwidge, 2013
10
Life-Study of Revelation: Messages 34-50
THE WAY TO PRODUCE THE MAN-CHILD Only by receiving Christ into our being can we bring forth the man-child. The man-child is formed wholly of the constituent of Christ. In order to produce the man-child, we must first be one with Christ ...
Witness Lee, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAN-CHILD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term man-child is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wayne Rooney - Daily Post
Man-child Rooney's time in the Everton first team aged 16-18 would have been at time when most of his peers would have been turning out for ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
2
DEBORAH SIMMONS: Quiet the D.C. noisemakers, not the noise …
Listen, the drummer was being more thoughtful than many a man-child I've sat near at Washington Redskins games or in a movie theater. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Amy Schumer: 'It was fun being called racist. It was nice to have a …
It's jarring, purposeless, and sadly we can't put all the blame in director Judd Apatow's grubby man-child mitts, no matter how hard I really, ... «Daily Life, Jul 15»
4
The Open 2015: Jordan Spieth's grand slam charge comes up three …
With a certain predictability, he then reeled off back-to-back birdies to sustain the flickering vestiges of his attempt to go from man-child to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
7 heartfelt Robin Williams movie moments | moviepilot.com
I mean, I don't think that there was ever a better man to play a man-child than Robin Williams. In this movie he played Allan Parrish, a boy who ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
6
411MANIA | The Movies/TV 8 Ball: The Top 8 Adam Sandler Films
He had his niche as a portrayer of man-child characters and that was where he belonged; following in the steps of great romcom leading men ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
7
Red Sox Recap: Game 2 Wasn't Much Better - BoSox Injection
That decision allowed him to face the Angels' face of the franchise, as well as MLB's golden man-child, Trout to the plate in the bottom of the ... «BoSox Injection, Jul 15»
8
'7 classic video games' to play right now | Gaming | Tech | Toronto Sun
(Yes, I then grew up into an emotionally stunted man-child who still plays tons of video games on his fancy HDTV, but that is neither here nor ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
9
Mount Vernon Community Theatre Has Fun With 'Bye Bye Birdie'
And no, Rosie is not like the teenage girls who idolize Conrad: she's seen way too much of him offstage and considers him an unruly man-child. «KSMU Radio, Jul 15»
10
In Defense of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.; Magno's Monday Rant …
Bob Arum and company were able to keep the man-child afloat with clever matchmaking that at least allowed for him to save face through ... «The Boxing Tribune, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Man-Child [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/man-child>. Apr 2024 ».
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