Mensch Definition
menzh, mench
menschen, mensches
noun
A person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable and responsible and having strength of character.
Webster's New World
A gentleman.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- mensh
Other Word Forms of Mensch
Noun
Singular:
menschPlural:
menschen, menschesOrigin of Mensch
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From Yiddish מענטש (mentsh, “an honorable person"), from Old High German mennisko (“man"). The spelling mensch was influenced by German Mensch; compare the alternative spellings.
From Wiktionary
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Yiddish human being, mensch from Middle High German human being from Old High German mennisco man-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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