Meaning

noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

noun the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English mans From man + -s (plural suffix).

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