# man child

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An adult male who is childish or immature.
2. A young male human; a boy.

## Etymology
From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/man-child