man

man is part of the Basic English 850.

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.

2. (comparable) a human being of either sex; a person.

   God cares for all races and all man

   God made man in his own image

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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