Mensch Definition

menzh, mench
menschen, mensches
noun
A person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable and responsible and having strength of character.
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Synonyms:
  • mensh

Other Word Forms of Mensch

Noun

Singular:
mensch
Plural:
menschen, mensches

Origin of Mensch

  • 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

  • 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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