mensch

[ mench ]

/ mɛntʃ /

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noun, plural mensch·en [men-chuhn], /ˈmɛn tʃən/, mensch·es.Informal.

a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

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Origin of mensch

First recorded in 1910–15; from Yiddish mentsh “man, human being,” from Middle High German mensch (German Mensch ), from Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man, -ish¹

Example sentences from the Web for mensch

Ws kummt dem Menschen draus mit all' sein Horewanie, ws er derhorewet sich nor unter der Sunn'.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Ich will mich d nischt areinlsen in dem alten un' shr tiefen Schmues mikach dem Menschen un' die Beheemes.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Hy is zoo zwaer, dat hondert menschen aen drie of vier Dronten genoegh t'eeten hebben.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
Doch es freut mich, Dinge poetisch durchzusetzen, an deren poetischer Darstellbarkeit wohl die meisten Menschen verzweifeln.
Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry|Wilhelm Alfred Braun

Ich las ihn selten seit einigen Jahren; man geht lieber um mit Menschen, deren Charakter von dem unsrigen verschieden ist.
Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry|Wilhelm Alfred Braun

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