menschen

Variant of mensch

mensch definition

mensch (mens̸h, menc̸h)

noun pl. menschen mensch′en (-ən)

a person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable, decent, and responsible and having strength of character

Etymology: Yiddish < Ger, person < OHG mannisco, orig., human < mann, man + isc-, -ish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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