Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun young_man

2 senses of young man

Sense 1
young buck, young man -- (a teenager or a young adult male)
       => adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen -- (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
       => man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")

Sense 2
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man -- (a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked")
       => man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")
       => lover -- (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)