Definition
A young male lover, suitor, or admirer of a young woman, often in romantic or archaic literature.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'sveinn' (boy or young man), evolving through Middle English to specifically denote a romantic male companion or country youth.
Kelly Says
The word 'swain' peaked in romantic poetry around the 1600s-1800s, then nearly disappeared—it's so archaic now that using it unironically makes you sound like you stepped out of a Shakespeare play.
Translations
CACatalà
jovent
zho-ven-t
CSČeština
mladík
m-lah-deek
DADansk
ung mand
ung mand
ELΕλληνικά
νεαρός
nea-ros
FISuomi
nuori mies
n-oo-ri mi-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemuda
peh-moo-dah
ITItaliano
giovane
zho-vahn-eh
MSBahasa Melayu
pemuda
peh-moo-dah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်းသား
kya-ung-tha
NLNederlands
jonge
yon-geh
PLPolski
młody mężczyzna
w-wo-dee meh-chi-zna
SVSvenska
ung man
ung man
SWKiswahili
mvumvi
mvum-vee
TAதமிழ்
இளைஞர்
il-ai-njaar
TEతెలుగు
యువకుడు
yoo-va-koo-du
TRTürkçe
genç adam
jench ah-dam
UKУкраїнська
хлопець
khop-ets
VITiếng Việt
thanh niên
thanh-nhien
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee