Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "man shanu" na iya samun 'yan ma'anoni daban-daban, dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga wasu ma’anoni masu yuwuwa: Kaman ko yana ɗauke da man shanu: Idan an kwatanta wani abu a matsayin “man shanu,” yana iya nufin yana da ɗanɗano, laushi, ko kamanni da man shanu. Misali, ana iya siffanta croissant a matsayin “man shanu” domin yana da laushi kuma yana da wadata kamar man shanu. ma'ana, yana nuna cewa wani abu yana da kiba sosai ko mai. Misali, idan wani ya ce tasa “tayi kiba sosai,” suna iya nufin cewa ya yi nauyi ko kuma maiko don ɗanɗanonsa. “Man shanu” na iya zama ƙaramin ɗaki ko kwali da ake amfani da shi don adana barasa ko wasu kayayyaki. A cikin wannan mahallin, ana iya amfani da “man shanu” don kwatanta wani abu da ke da alaƙa da ko kuma ya tuna da irin wannan sarari, kamar sassaƙa na ado ko nau’in itacen da ake yin gini. Yana da kyau a lura cewa ma'anar "man shanu" na iya zama ɗan kima, kuma yana iya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi.