Associations to the word «Swain»
Noun
- Dominique
- Nymph
- Macon
- Mack
- Stacey
- Brett
- Gifford
- Samoa
- Shepherd
- Liz
- Petal
- Janata
- Morn
- Woodward
- Patty
- Lass
- Damsel
- Atoll
- Godfrey
- Lowry
- Cherokee
- Peyton
- Vaughan
- Suitor
- Tick
- Transylvania
- Sally
- Erickson
- Chandra
- Fontana
- Ledger
- Merrill
- Garry
- Louisa
- Immersion
- Medic
- Crescent
- Tony
- Selma
- Pullman
- Carol
- Dal
- Maiden
- Flock
- Thou
- Deanna
- Gestapo
- Ingram
- Daniel
- Vanessa
- Reef
- Maid
- Caldwell
- Carolina
- Tours
- Judo
- Wilkes
- Gladys
- Kenny
- Cowan
- Sb
- Insanity
- Belle
- Bedford
- Diana
- Admirer
- Clara
- Phoebe
- Forester
- Sweetheart
- Jon
- Worthy
- Nigel
- Jennings
- Methodist
- Hindus
- Frederic
- Barclay
- Sara
- Sigh
- Cbc
- Silva
- Proprietor
Wiktionary
SWAIN, noun. (obsolete) A young man or boy in service; a servant.
SWAIN, noun. (obsolete) A knight's servant; an attendant.
SWAIN, noun. (archaic) A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
SWAIN, noun. (poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
SWAIN, proper noun. A surname.
Dictionary definition
SWAIN, 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.