Found 2 items, similar to SWAIN.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: swain swain n : 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” [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, young man]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Swain Swain \Swain\, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. sw[=a]n, OHG. swein.] 1. A servant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Him behoves serve himself that has no swain. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry. [1913 Webster] It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel. --Pope. [1913 Webster]