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new man

new man is the alternative spelling of New Man.

Noun capitalized: New Man

New Man (plural New Men)

  1. A man who, rejecting sexist attitudes and traditional conceptions of masculinity, aims to be caring and sensitive, and to take a substantial role in the domestic routine.
    • When [Norman] Schwartzkopf shed a public tear for the Americans killed, wounded and captured in the 1990–91 Gulf War, he was roundly praised as a New Man.1999, Anthony McMahon, Taking Care of Men: Sexual Politics in the Public Mind, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 104

Forms of new man

pluralnew men
pluralNew Men
alternative formnew man

Words formed from new man

Questions about new man

What does new man mean?
New man means a man who, rejecting sexist attitudes and traditional conceptions of masculinity, aims to be caring and sensitive, and to take a substantial role in the domestic routine.
What is new man the alternative spelling of?
New man is the alternative spelling of New Man.
What part of speech is new man?
New man is a noun.
What is the plural of new man?
The plural of new man is new men.

Words near new man in the dictionary

  1. New Lynn
  2. New Madrid
  3. New Madrid County
  4. New Magsaysay
  5. New Malden
  6. new man
  7. New Manila
  8. New Marlborough
  9. New Marske
  10. New Martinsville
  11. new materialism

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