mannish

English

/ˈmæn.ɪʃ/

adj
Definitions
  • (of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
  • (Caribbean) Impertinent; assertive.
  • (archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mannish inherited from Old English mennisċ (natural, human, humane, also mankind, human race) inherited from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (human, humanity), *mann- (man, person, human, human being) derived from Proto-Indo-European *man- (hand, man, human being) suf from English man (person, male person, adult male, human male, short for m, human).

Origin

English

man

Gloss

person, male person, adult male, human male, short for m, human

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Kanji

人

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