yan
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈjæn// yan
n. a young man or boy. This is an old-fashioned word that you rarely hear in modern English.
n. a young man or boy. Archaic; largely restricted to historical texts, dialects, or poetic usage.
The yan helped his father fix the fence.
In the old village, every yan was expected to work in the fields by age ten.
The ballad describes a brave yan who rode into battle despite his father's warnings.