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Youthman

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A young man; youth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jamaica, nonstandard

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noun

Meaning 3

A man who has reached the age of adulthood but has not attained an adult social status (living independently with a stable livelihood, marriage, and family).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Africa, West

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noun

Meaning 4

A young musician from the ghetto who agitates for social change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Caribbean

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History

Etymology

From youth + -man.

From youth + man.