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man-child
noun[ C ]
usually disapproving(alsomanchild)uk /ˈmænˌtʃaɪld/ us /ˈmænˌtʃaɪld/
an adult man who does not behave in the calm, serious, or sensible way that you would expect from someone of his age: 孩子气的男人，长不大的男人
Her fiance is portrayed as a feckless man-child.她的未婚夫被描绘成一个无能的孩子气的男人。
When his first child was born, the jealous manchild left home.
They described him as a playful, quiet man-child with tremendous drive.
To call him a man-child gives children a bad name.
They aren't grown-ups but man-children who are afraid or unable to commit to relationships.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physically and mentally mature & immature
adult
adulting
ageing
babyish
childish
immature
immaturely
immaturity
infantile
juvenile
mature
maturity
petulance
petulancy
petulant
petulantly
post-adolescent
secondary sexual characteristic
sophomoric
young at heartidiom
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