(~s)
People sometimes refer to a young man as a ~ when they want to indicate in a slightly humorous way that although he is no longer a boy, he is not yet really a man. (OLD-FASHIONED)
...a ~ of 20.
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(~s)
People sometimes refer to a young man as a ~ when they want to indicate in a slightly humorous way that although he is no longer a boy, he is not yet really a man. (OLD-FASHIONED)
...a ~ of 20.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012