umfaan /ʊmˈfɑːn 
, ˈʊmfɑːn / ▸ noun South African English (among Xhosa-speaking people) a young man who has gone through initiation but is not yet married. ▪ (among Zulu-speaking people) a boy.
▪ offensive a black male domestic servant.
– ORIGIN from Zulu and Xhosa umfana.
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