Swain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈeɪn/.

Examples

if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

young man fellow beau boyfriend

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

amant

un homme qui est l'amant d'une fille ou d'une jeune femme

🇪🇸Spanish

zagal

un hombre que es el amante de una niña o una mujer joven

🇳🇱Dutch

zweren

een man die de minnaar is van een meisje of jonge vrouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

namorado

um homem que é amante de uma menina ou jovem

🇷🇺Russian

подбадривать

мужчина, любовник девушки или молодой женщины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गड़ेरिया

वह पुरुष जो किसी लड़की या युवती का प्रेमी हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সোয়াইন

একজন পুরুষ যিনি একটি মেয়ে বা যুবতীর প্রেমিক

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వైన్

ఒక అమ్మాయి లేదా యువతిని ప్రేమించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वेन

एक माणूस जो मुलीचा किंवा तरुणीचा प्रियकर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વાઈન

એક માણસ જે છોકરી અથવા યુવતીનો પ્રેમી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೇನ್

ಹುಡುಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಯುವತಿಯ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വെയിൻ

ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടിയുടെയോ യുവതിയുടെയോ കാമുകനായ ഒരു പുരുഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੈਨ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕੁੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਟਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوین

ایک آدمی جو لڑکی یا نوجوان عورت کا عاشق ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯维因

一个女孩或年轻女子的情人的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

スウェイン

少女または若い女性の恋人である男性

🇰🇷Korean

시골 젊은이

여자나 젊은 여자를 사랑하는 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

một người đàn ông là người yêu của một cô gái hoặc một phụ nữ trẻ

🇹🇭Thai

หงส์

ผู้ชายที่เป็นคนรักของหญิงสาวหรือหญิงสาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pecinta

seorang pria yang merupakan kekasih seorang gadis atau wanita muda

🇵🇭Filipino

umingay

isang lalaki na manliligaw ng isang babae o dalaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوين

الرجل الذي يحب فتاة أو شابة

🇮🇷Persian

سوئن

مردی که عاشق یک دختر یا زن جوان است

🇹🇷Turkish

kuğu

bir kızın veya genç bir kadının sevgilisi olan erkek

🇮🇱Hebrew

שוואן

גבר שהוא מאהב של בחורה או אישה צעירה

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The primary meaning of 'swain' is 'a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman'.

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