manchild

man-child

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man-chahyld]
- /ˈmænˌtʃaɪld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man-chahyld]
- /ˈmænˌtʃaɪld/

Definitions of manchild word

noun plural manchild a male child; boy; son. 1
noun manchild Alternative spelling of man child. 1

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Origin of manchild

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Manchild

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Manchild

manchild popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

manchild usage trend in Literature

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