human being

American  

noun

1. any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.

2. a person, especially as distinguished from other animals or as representing the human species.

   living conditions not fit for human beings; a very generous human being.

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human being British  

noun

1. a member of any of the races of Homo sapiens; person; man, woman, or child

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Etymology

Origin of human being

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

I don’t think we’ll ever want to stop watching human beings or listening to human stories told by humans, starring humans, music made by humans, paintings painted by humans.

From Los Angeles Times

Theirs is not a conventionally acceptable relationship, as they discover when they wash ashore in separate places in an unfamiliar country where dinosaurs and human beings roam, the latter resembling 3rd or 4th century Celts.

From Salon

One day, Crick thought, it might even be possible to transcribe the entire genetic code of a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re just human beings, creating a meal we want people to come to together and enjoy, a place to connect around food,” said Yin.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As human beings, it is in our nature to prioritise children. You talk to the overwhelming majority of parents, good parents, they will take bullets for their children," the health secretary said.

From BBC

Related Words

• human
• mortal
• person
• soul