human being

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
Any member of the genus Homo, including extinct species.

/ˌhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ/ en-us-human-being.ogg

human being human beings

From human (adjective) + being (noun). The word human was originally an adjective, thus requiring a base noun.

featherless biped human human bean man naked ape person sapiens

ape

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