[わかしゅ;わかしゅう, wakashu ; wakashuu](n) (1) young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); (2) young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); (3) (See 念者・ねんしゃ・2) younger partner in a homosexual relationship[Add to Longdo]