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

originFrom Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.

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