Hypernyms for "adult male"
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adonis
baboo
babu
bachelor
beau
bey
Black man
boy
boyfriend
bozo
bruiser
bull
buster
castrate
cat
clotheshorse
dandy
divorced man
dude
ejaculator
Esq
Esquire
eunuch
ex
ex-boyfriend
ex-husband
fashion plate
father figure
father surrogate
father-figure
fellow
fop
gallant
galoot
geezer
gentleman
golden boy
grass widower
graybeard
greybeard
guy
he-man
Herr
hombre
Hooray Henry
housefather
hunk
inamorato
iron man
ironman
ironside
macho-man
Methuselah
middle-aged man
Monsieur
old boy
old man
paterfamilias
patriarch
Peter Pan
philanderer
ponce
posseman
Samson
Senhor
shaver
sheik
signior
signor
signore
sir
stiff
strapper
stud
swain
swell
Tarzan
unmarried man
white man
widower
widowman
womaniser
womanizer
wonder boy
yellow man
young buck
young man
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.