Etymology

young man

Today it means: A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy. Full definition →

Middle English yong man ← Old English ġeong mann
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromġeong mann
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyong man
  3. English todayyoung man

Inherited from Middle English yong man, from Old English ġeong mann; by surface analysis, young + man. Compare yeoman.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.