swain (redirected from swains)

swain  (swn)

n.

1. A country lad, especially a young shepherd.

2. A beau.

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[Middle English, young man, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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swain

Noun

Archaic or poetic

1. a male lover or admirer

2. a young man from the countryside [Old English swān swineherd]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

swain - 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" beau, boyfriend, young man, fellow lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"