Associations to the word «Swain»

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

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