human
noun [C] /ˈhjuː.mən/ (also human being)Definition
B1 a man, woman, or child: The greatest damage being done to our planet today is that being done by humans.Humans, apes and monkeys
(Definition of human noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anthropo- prefix
- anthropoid adjective
- ape noun
- baboon noun
- chimpanzee noun
- gorilla noun
- Homo sapiens noun
- human adjective
- humanity noun (PEOPLE)
- humanly adverb
- man noun (PEOPLE)
- mandrill noun
- mankind noun
- marmoset noun
- monkey noun (ANIMAL)
- orang-utan noun
- simian adjective, noun
- spider monkey noun
- the human race noun
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