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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy