man

man is part of the Basic English 850.

man is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

man

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæn/
• SAMPA: /m{n/
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Noun

Singular man

Plural men

A man's figure

1. (countable) A man is a male or masculine human.

   He was a young man with blue eyes.

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Synonyms

• guy

Antonyms

• woman

Derived words

• mankind
• manmade
• mannish
• manly
• unmanned
• woman

Related words

• boy
• male

See also

• brother
• father
• gender
• husband
• son