human being

Meaning

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

Synonyms

person

🧑‍🦱

man

👨

human

one

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

mortal

mankind

soul

humanity

humankind

individual

human beings

aborigine

homo

Cree

creature

earthman

earthling

Homo sapiens

native person

single

someone

tellurian

woman

👩

worker

Aborigine

American Indian

living soul

human body

society

homme

mandom

Anthropos

Man

👨

biped

boy

👦

citizen

citizenry

class

country

family

👪

fellow

figure

folk

guy

head

human race

humans

husband

🤵

indigenous

Translations

Mensch

être humain

essere umano

personne

🧑‍🦱

ser humano

homme

👨

mens

insan

uomo

🧑‍🦱

humain

homo

ser humano

hombre

👨

άνθρωπος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ/

Etymology

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