The term "man-child" is often used to describe a man who displays childlike behavior, immaturity, and a lack of responsibility. To find antonyms for this term, we need to look for words that describe mature, responsible, and adult-like behavior. Some antonyms for "man-child" could be responsible adult, mature person, grown-up, or independent individual. These antonyms suggest that the person is mature, reliable, and capable of taking responsibility for their actions. The use of these words implies that the person is self-sufficient, self-reliant, and has achieved a level of emotional and mental growth that allows them to function as an adult in society.

What are the antonyms for Man-child?

• n.

  • noun
  • female offspring
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Famous quotes with Man-child

• No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.

  John Cassavetes
• Bring me your children hither. … Unto this twain, man-child and womanchild, I give the passion of this element; This seed of longing, substance of this love; This power, this purity, this annihilation. Let their hands light the altar of the world. 'T is yours forever. I have brought it home!

  William Vaughn Moody
• High up among the branches of a mighty tree she hugged the shrieking infant to her bosom, and soon the instinct that was as dominant in this fierce female as it had been in the breast of his tender and beautiful mother — the instinct of mother love — reached out to the tiny man-child's half-formed understanding, and he became quiet. Then hunger closed the gap between them, and the son of an English lord and an English lady nursed at the breast of Kala, the great ape.

  Edgar Rice Burroughs

Antonyms for the word "anti-bellicistic" can include pro-war, militaristic, aggressive, warlike, and bellicose. These words reflect a positive attitude towards the use of military ...