"manchild" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: manchildren [plural], menchildren [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English manchylde, man-chylde (“a male child”), equivalent to man + child. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|manchylde}} Middle English manchylde, {{m|enm|man-chylde|t=a male child}} man-chylde (“a male child”), {{af|en|man|child}} man + child Head templates: {{en-noun|manchildren|menchildren}} manchild (plural manchildren or menchildren)
  1. Alternative spelling of man child Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: man child
    Sense id: en-manchild-en-noun-ke9~m15D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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