Closest matches in this entry: adult male, gentleman, humanity, humankind, humans.
Sentence evidence is available for man, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "man".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "man"

Keep "man" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "man" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "man", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "man" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

43 entries

act adultadult maleartificial descriptorbody servantcreaturecrewed descriptordo workemployee exclamation expressionfoot soldiergame equipmentgroup grouping grownup

Showing 16 of 43 words.

More specific

31 entries

Homo sapiensair crewattendant brothercontrol operatorcrew memberdang father gee humans husbandmachine operatorman-eating lionman-eating tigerman-made materialman-made product

Showing 16 of 31 words.

Collocations

18 entries

concept of manman I tell youman aliveman and machineman and natureman caveman hoursman of scienceman oh manman-eating man-made man-powered man-sizedmanned missionmanning manpower

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Inflections

4 entries

manned manning mans men

Derivations

12 entries

man-eating man-made man-sized manfully manhood mankind manlike manliness manly manned manpower unmanned

Antonyms

1 entries

woman

Translations

1,036 translations across 439 languages.

Aasax

1 entries

hat-uk noun (adult male human)

Abkhaz

2 entries

ауаҩы noun (a human being)
ахаҵа noun (adult male human)

Abu'

1 entries

aleman noun (adult male human)

Acehnese

2 entries

agam noun (adult male human)
ureuëng noun (a human being)

Achuar

1 entries

aishmang noun (a human being)

Adyghe

2 entries

лӏы noun (adult male human)
хъулъфыгъ noun (adult male human)

Afar

1 entries

núm noun (adult male human)

Afrikaans

2 entries

man noun (adult male human)
mens noun (a human being)

Ahom

2 entries

𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 noun (a human being)
𑜋𑜩 noun (adult male human)

Ainu

2 entries

アイヌ noun (a human being)
オッカヨ noun (adult male human)

Aja

1 entries

i'i noun (a human being)

Akan

3 entries

nipa noun (a human being)
onipa noun (a human being)
ɔ̀bàrímá noun (adult male human)

Akkadian

2 entries

𒀀𒉿𒈝 noun (adult male human)
𒍣𒅗𒊒𒌝 noun (adult male human)

Aklanon

2 entries

eaki noun (adult male human)
tawo noun (a human being)

Alabama

1 entries

naani noun (adult male human)

Alawa

1 entries

lilmi noun (adult male human)

Albanian

3 entries

burrë noun (adult male human)
njeri noun (a human being)
trim noun (adult male human)

Aleut

2 entries

tayaĝux̂ noun (adult male human)
tayaĝux̂ noun (a human being)

Alutor

1 entries

ӄылавул noun (adult male human)

Alviri-Vidari

1 entries

میرده noun (adult male human)

Ama

1 entries

noko noun (adult male human)

American Sign Language

1 entries

A@Forehead-5Chest Vert noun (adult male human)

Amharic

3 entries

ሰው noun (a human being)
ወንድ noun (adult male human)
የሰው ልጅ noun (a human being)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἀνήρ noun (adult male human)
ἄνθρωπος noun (a human being)

Arabic

4 entries

إنسان noun (a human being)
إنسان noun (a human being)
إنسان noun (a human being)
إِنْس noun (a human being)

Aragonese

3 entries

hombre noun (adult male human)
homo noun (a human being)
umano noun (a human being)

Aramaic

4 entries

אנשא noun (a human being)
גַּבְרָא noun (adult male human)
ܐܢܫܐ noun (a human being)
ܓܰܒܪܳܐ noun (adult male human)

Argobba

2 entries

ሱ noun (a human being)
ወንድ noun (adult male human)

Armenian

3 entries

մարդ noun (adult male human)
մարդ noun (a human being)
տղամարդ noun (adult male human)

Aromanian

1 entries

om (roa-rup) noun (a human being)

Arosi

1 entries

noni noun (adult male human)

Assamese

2 entries

মতা মানুহ noun (adult male human)
মানুহ noun (a human being)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

3 entries

ܐܘܿܪܙܵܐ noun (adult male human)
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ noun (a human being)
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ noun (adult male human)

Asturian

4 entries

home noun (adult male human)
home noun (a human being)
humanu noun (a human being)
ser humanu noun (a human being)

Atikamekw

2 entries

iriniw noun (adult male human)
iriniw noun (a human being)

Avar

4 entries

бихьинчи noun (adult male human)
гӏадан noun (adult male human)
гӏадан noun (a human being)
инсан noun (a human being)

Aymara

1 entries

chacha noun (adult male human)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

adam noun (adult male human)
adam noun (a human being)
insan noun (a human being)
kişi noun (adult male human)

Bakhtiari

1 entries

پیا noun (adult male human)

Balinese

2 entries

lanang noun (adult male human)
muani noun (adult male human)

Baluchi

1 entries

مرد noun (adult male human)

Bambara

1 entries

cɛ noun (adult male human)

Banjarese

1 entries

lakian noun (adult male human)

Bashkir

4 entries

бәндә noun (a human being)
ир noun (adult male human)
ир кеше noun (adult male human)
кеше noun (a human being)

Basque

4 entries

gizaki noun (a human being)
gizaseme noun (adult male human)
gizon noun (adult male human)
gizon noun (a human being)

Baure

1 entries

hir noun (adult male human)

Bavarian German

3 entries

mo noun (adult male human)
må noun (adult male human)
môô noun (adult male human)

Belarusian

4 entries

лю́дзі noun (a human being)
муж noun (adult male human)
мужчы́на noun (adult male human)
чалаве́к noun (a human being)

Bengali

4 entries

ইনসান noun (a human being)
নর noun (adult male human)
পুরুষ noun (adult male human)
মরদ noun (adult male human)

Betoi

1 entries

humasoi noun (adult male human)

Bilua

1 entries

maba noun (a human being)

Bislama

1 entries

man noun (a human being)

Blackfoot

1 entries

ninaa noun (adult male human)

Blagar

1 entries

ne noun (a human being)

Boloki

1 entries

lélé noun (adult male human)

Bouyei

1 entries

wenz noun (a human being)

Breton

2 entries

den noun (adult male human)
gwaz noun (adult male human)

Buginese

1 entries

burane noun (adult male human)

Bukiyip

1 entries

élman noun (adult male human)

Bulgarian

4 entries

лю́де noun (a human being)
мъж noun (adult male human)
хо́ра noun (a human being)
чове́к noun (a human being)

Bulu (Cameroon)

1 entries

fam noun (adult male human)

Burmese

4 entries

ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် noun (a human being)
မနုဿ noun (a human being)
ယောက်ျား noun (adult male human)
လူ noun (a human being)

Buryat

2 entries

хүн noun (a human being)
эрэ хүн noun (adult male human)

Butuanon

1 entries

tao noun (a human being)

Carpathian Rusyn

3 entries

муж noun (adult male human)
хлоп noun (adult male human)
чолові́к noun (a human being)

Catalan

4 entries

home noun (adult male human)
home noun (a human being)
humà noun (a human being)
ésser humà noun (a human being)

Catawba

2 entries

ye noun (adult male human)
ye noun (a human being)

Cebuano

1 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)

Central Atlas Tamazight

1 entries

ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ noun (adult male human)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

3 entries

okixtli noun (adult male human)
tlakatl noun (adult male human)
tlakatl noun (a human being)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

زەلام noun (adult male human)
مردۆڤ noun (a human being)
مرۆڤ noun (a human being)
پیاو noun (adult male human)

Central Melanau

1 entries

tenawan noun (a human being)

Central Nahuatl

3 entries

oquichtli noun (adult male human)
tlacatl noun (adult male human)
tlacatl noun (a human being)

Chadian Arabic

2 entries

راجل noun (adult male human)
نادم noun (a human being)

Chamicuro

1 entries

yelna noun (adult male human)

Chechen

3 entries

адам noun (a human being)
боьрша стаг noun (adult male human)
стаг noun (adult male human)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎠᏍᎦᏯ noun (adult male human)
ᏴᏫ noun (a human being)

Cheyenne

1 entries

hetane noun (adult male human)

Chichewa

2 entries

munthu noun (a human being)
mwamúna noun (adult male human)

Chickasaw

3 entries

hattak noun (adult male human)
hattak nakni' noun (adult male human)
nakni' noun (adult male human)

Chinese

4 entries

жын noun (a human being)
нанжын noun (adult male human)
нанзыхан noun (adult male human)
儂 /侬 noun (a human being)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

人 noun (a human being)
人類 /人类 noun (a human being)
男人 noun (adult male human)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

人 noun (a human being)
人類 /人类 noun (a human being)
男人 noun (adult male human)
男子 noun (adult male human)

Chiricahua

1 entries

ndé noun (adult male human)

Choctaw

1 entries

hatak noun (adult male human)

Chuave

1 entries

yai noun (adult male human)

Chukchi

1 entries

о’равэтԓьан noun (a human being)

Church Slavic

4 entries

мѫжь noun (adult male human)
мѫжьщина noun (adult male human)
хлопъ noun (adult male human)
чловѣкъ noun (a human being)

Chuvash

4 entries

ар noun (adult male human)
ар ҫын noun (adult male human)
тӑнлӑ ҫын noun (a human being)
этем noun (a human being)

Classical Nahuatl

3 entries

oquichtli noun (adult male human)
tlacatl noun (adult male human)
tlacatl noun (a human being)

Coptic

2 entries

ⲣⲱⲙⲉ noun (adult male human)
ⲣⲱⲙⲉ noun (a human being)

Cree

1 entries

nâpêw noun (adult male human)

Crimean Tatar

4 entries

adam noun (adult male human)
adam noun (a human being)
er kişi noun (adult male human)
erkek noun (adult male human)

Crow

1 entries

bacheé noun (adult male human)

Czech

4 entries

lidská bytost noun (a human being)
muž noun (adult male human)
pán noun (adult male human)
člověk noun (a human being)

Dalmatian

2 entries

jomno noun (adult male human)
jomno noun (a human being)

Danish

2 entries

mand noun (adult male human)
menneske noun (a human being)

Dari

1 entries

مَرْد noun (adult male human)

Darkinjung

1 entries

kuri noun (a human being)

Dhivehi

2 entries

އިންސާނުން noun (a human being)
ފިރިހެން މީހާ noun (adult male human)

Dolgan

1 entries

эр киһи noun (adult male human)

Dongxiang

1 entries

kun noun (a human being)

Dutch

3 entries

heer noun (adult male human)
man noun (adult male human)
mens noun (a human being)

East Central German

1 entries

Moan noun (adult male human)

Eastern Arrernte

1 entries

artwe noun (adult male human)

Eastern Mari

4 entries

айдеме noun (a human being)
еҥ noun (a human being)
марий noun (adult male human)
пӧръеҥ noun (adult male human)

Eastern Min Chinese

4 entries

人 noun (a human being)
人類 /人类 noun (a human being)
儂 /侬 noun (a human being)
唐部儂 /唐部侬 noun (adult male human)

Egyptian

2 entries

r:T-A1 noun (a human being)
z:A1*Z1 noun (adult male human)

Emilian

1 entries

òmen noun (a human being)

Erzya

2 entries

аля noun (adult male human)
ломань noun (a human being)

Esperanto

2 entries

homo noun (a human being)
viro noun (adult male human)

Estonian

3 entries

inimene noun (a human being)
mees noun (adult male human)
meesterahvas noun (adult male human)

Even

1 entries

няри noun (adult male human)

Evenki

3 entries

бэе noun (adult male human)
бэе noun (a human being)
иле noun (a human being)

Ewe

3 entries

ame noun (a human being)
amegbetɔ noun (a human being)
ŋutsu noun (adult male human)

Faroese

4 entries

fólk noun (a human being)
kallmaður noun (adult male human)
kallur noun (adult male human)
maður noun (adult male human)

Fijian

2 entries

tagane noun (adult male human)
turaga noun (adult male human)

Finnish

2 entries

ihminen noun (a human being)
mies noun (adult male human)

Franco-Provençal

4 entries

homo noun (adult male human)
homo noun (a human being)
humen noun (a human being)
étre humen noun (a human being)

French

4 entries

homme noun (adult male human)
homme noun (a human being)
humain noun (a human being)
être humain noun (a human being)

Friulian

4 entries

om noun (adult male human)
om noun (a human being)
omp noun (adult male human)
omp noun (a human being)

Fula

1 entries

gorko noun (adult male human)

Futuna-Aniwa

1 entries

taŋata noun (adult male human)

Fuyug

1 entries

an noun (adult male human)

Galician

4 entries

home noun (adult male human)
home noun (a human being)
humano noun (a human being)
ser humano noun (a human being)

Ge'ez

2 entries

ሰብእ noun (a human being)
ዕድ noun (adult male human)

Georgian

3 entries

ადამიანი noun (a human being)
კაცი noun (adult male human)
კაცი noun (a human being)

German

4 entries

Herr noun (adult male human)
Maa noun (adult male human)
Mann noun (adult male human)
Mensch noun (a human being)

Gothic

3 entries

𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 noun (adult male human)
𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 noun (adult male human)
𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 noun (a human being)

Greek

3 entries

άνδρας noun (adult male human)
άνθρωπος noun (a human being)
ανθρώπινο ον noun (a human being)

Greenlandic

1 entries

angut noun (adult male human)

Gujarati

3 entries

પુરુષ noun (adult male human)
પુરુષ noun (a human being)
મનુષ્ય noun (a human being)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

moun noun (a human being)

Hakka Chinese

2 entries

人類 /人类 noun (a human being)
男人 noun (adult male human)

Hausa

2 entries

mutum noun (adult male human)
mutun noun (a human being)

Hawaiian

2 entries

kanaka noun (a human being)
kāne noun (adult male human)

Hebrew

4 entries

אִישׁ noun (adult male human)
אָדָם noun (a human being)
בֶּן אָדָם noun (a human being)
גֶּבֶר noun (adult male human)

Hiligaynon

2 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)
tawo noun (a human being)

Hindi

4 entries

आदम noun (a human being)
आदमी noun (adult male human)
आदमी noun (a human being)
इंसान noun (a human being)

Hittite

2 entries

𒁉𒌍𒈾𒀸 noun (adult male human)
𒇽𒀸 noun (adult male human)

Hopi

1 entries

taaqa noun (adult male human)

Hungarian

3 entries

ember noun (adult male human)
ember noun (a human being)
férfi noun (adult male human)

Hunsrik

2 entries

Mann noun (adult male human)
Mensch noun (a human being)

Iban

1 entries

mensia noun (a human being)

Icelandic

4 entries

karl noun (adult male human)
karlmaður noun (adult male human)
manneskja noun (a human being)
maður noun (adult male human)

Ido

2 entries

homo noun (a human being)
viro noun (adult male human)

Inari Sami

1 entries

almai noun (adult male human)

Indo-Portuguese

1 entries

homm noun (adult male human)

Indonesian

4 entries

insan noun (a human being)
laki-laki noun (adult male human)
manusia noun (a human being)
orang noun (a human being)

Ingrian

1 entries

mees noun (adult male human)

Ingush

1 entries

саг noun (adult male human)

Interlingua

4 entries

esser human noun (a human being)
homine noun (adult male human)
homine noun (a human being)
masculo noun (adult male human)

Inuktitut

2 entries

ᐃᓄᒃ noun (a human being)
ᐊᖑᑦ noun (adult male human)

Inupiaq

1 entries

angun noun (adult male human)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

آدَم noun (a human being)
آدَمی noun (a human being)
اِنْسان noun (a human being)
بَشَر noun (a human being)

Iranun

1 entries

mama noun (adult male human)

Irish

2 entries

duine noun (a human being)
fear noun (adult male human)

Isnag

1 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)

Istriot

1 entries

omo noun (adult male human)

Istro-Romanian

1 entries

bărbåt noun (adult male human)

Isubu

1 entries

motu noun (a human being)

Italian

4 entries

essere umano noun (a human being)
umano noun (a human being)
uomo noun (adult male human)
uomo noun (a human being)

Itawit

1 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)

Japanese

4 entries

人 noun (a human being)
人間 noun (a human being)
人類 noun (a human being)
男 noun (adult male human)

Javanese

4 entries

jaler noun (adult male human)
lanang noun (adult male human)
ꦠꦶꦪꦁ noun (a human being)
ꦩꦤꦸꦁꦱ noun (a human being)

Jeju

1 entries

사름 noun (a human being)

Jersey Dutch

1 entries

kääd'l noun (adult male human)

Jicarilla

1 entries

didé noun (adult male human)

Judeo-Italian

1 entries

אוֹמוֹ noun (adult male human)

Judeo-Tat

1 entries

мерд noun (adult male human)

Kabyle

2 entries

amdan noun (a human being)
argaz noun (adult male human)

Kaingang

1 entries

ũn gré noun (a human being)

Kaitag

2 entries

мургу́л noun (adult male human)
суй noun (a human being)

Kalmyk

2 entries

залу күн noun (adult male human)
күн noun (a human being)

Kaluli

1 entries

kalu noun (adult male human)

Kamta

1 entries

beṭa saöa noun (adult male human)

Kannada

3 entries

ನರ noun (adult male human)
ಪುರುಷ noun (adult male human)
ಮಾನವ noun (a human being)

Karachay-Balkar

4 entries

адам noun (a human being)
киши noun (a human being)
эркегырыу noun (adult male human)
эркиши noun (adult male human)

Karelian

2 entries

ihmini noun (a human being)
ukko noun (adult male human)

Karipúna Creole French

1 entries

uóm noun (adult male human)

Karitiâna

1 entries

taso noun (adult male human)

Kashmiri

1 entries

اِنسان noun (a human being)

Kashubian

3 entries

chłop noun (adult male human)
człowiek noun (a human being)
χlʉ̀ɵ̯p noun (a human being)

Kazakh

4 entries

адам noun (a human being)
ер noun (adult male human)
ер адам noun (adult male human)
ер кісі noun (adult male human)

Khmer

4 entries

ជគត noun (a human being)
ជន noun (a human being)
នរ noun (a human being)
ប្រុស noun (adult male human)

Khoekhoe

1 entries

khoeb noun (adult male human)

Kikuyu

1 entries

mũndũ noun (a human being)

Kituba

1 entries

bakala noun (adult male human)

Komi-Permyak

3 entries

морт noun (adult male human)
морт noun (a human being)
мужичӧй noun (adult male human)

Kongo

1 entries

muntu noun (adult male human)

Konkani

1 entries

मनिषु noun (a human being)

Korean

4 entries

남자 noun (adult male human)
사내 noun (adult male human)
사람 noun (a human being)
인간 noun (a human being)

Koyra Chiini

1 entries

har noun (adult male human)

Kumyk

1 entries

эркек noun (adult male human)

Kunigami

1 entries

男 noun (adult male human)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

адам noun (a human being)
киши noun (adult male human)
киши noun (a human being)
эркек noun (adult male human)

Ladin

1 entries

ël noun (adult male human)

Lakota

2 entries

wičháša noun (adult male human)
wičháša noun (a human being)

Lao

4 entries

ຄົນ noun (a human being)
ຊາຍ noun (adult male human)
ຜູ້ຊາຍ noun (adult male human)
ມະນຸດ noun (a human being)

Latgalian

2 entries

cylvāks noun (a human being)
veirs noun (adult male human)

Latin

3 entries

homō noun (a human being)
mās noun (adult male human)
vir noun (adult male human)

Latvian

2 entries

cilvēks noun (a human being)
vīrs noun (adult male human)

Lavukaleve

1 entries

ali noun (adult male human)

Laz

1 entries

კოჩი noun (adult male human)

Ledo Kaili

1 entries

langgai noun (adult male human)

Lezgi

3 entries

инсан noun (a human being)
итим noun (adult male human)
кас noun (a human being)

Ligurian

2 entries

ommo noun (adult male human)
ommo noun (a human being)

Lingala

2 entries

moto noun (a human being)
motu noun (adult male human)

Linngithigh

2 entries

ma noun (adult male human)
ma noun (a human being)

Lithuanian

3 entries

vyras noun (adult male human)
žmogus noun (a human being)
žmonės noun (a human being)

Livonian

1 entries

mīez noun (adult male human)

Lombard

1 entries

omm noun (adult male human)

Lote

1 entries

non noun (adult male human)

Louisiana Creole

2 entries

boug noun (adult male human)
nonm noun (adult male human)

Low German

3 entries

Mann noun (adult male human)
Mensch noun (a human being)
Minsch noun (a human being)

Lower Sorbian

4 entries

cłowjek noun (a human being)
luź noun (a human being)
muski noun (adult male human)
muž noun (adult male human)

Luba-Kasai

1 entries

muntu noun (adult male human)

Luba-Katanga

1 entries

muntu noun (adult male human)

Luganda

2 entries

omuntu class omu/aba noun (a human being)
omusajja class omu/aba noun (adult male human)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Mënsch noun (a human being)

Lü

2 entries

ᦅᦳᧃ noun (a human being)
ᦋᦻ noun (adult male human)

Macedonian

4 entries

луѓе noun (a human being)
маж noun (adult male human)
човек noun (adult male human)
човек noun (a human being)

Maguindanao

1 entries

taw noun (a human being)

Malagasy

3 entries

lehilahy noun (adult male human)
olombelona noun (a human being)
olona noun (adult male human)

Malawi Lomwe

1 entries

mullopwana class 1 noun (adult male human)

Malay

4 entries

insan noun (a human being)
lelaki noun (adult male human)
manusia noun (a human being)
orang noun (a human being)

Malayalam

3 entries

ആണ് noun (adult male human)
മനുഷ്യൻ noun (adult male human)
മനുഷ്യൻ noun (a human being)

Maltese

3 entries

bniedem noun (a human being)
raġel noun (adult male human)
uman noun (a human being)

Manchu

2 entries

ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ noun (a human being)
ᡥᠠᡥᠠ noun (adult male human)

Mandaic

1 entries

ࡂࡁࡓࡀ noun (adult male human)

Mandar

1 entries

tommuane noun (adult male human)

Manx

1 entries

fer noun (adult male human)

Mapudungun

2 entries

che noun (a human being)
wentru noun (adult male human)

Maranao

2 entries

mama noun (adult male human)
taw noun (a human being)

Marathi

4 entries

पुरुष noun (adult male human)
माणूस noun (adult male human)
माणूस noun (a human being)
मानव noun (a human being)

Maricopa

2 entries

'iipaa noun (a human being)
ipa noun (adult male human)

Matengo

1 entries

mwanalomi class 1 noun (adult male human)

Mazanderani

1 entries

مردی noun (adult male human)

Megleno-Romanian

1 entries

bărbat noun (adult male human)

Meänkieli

1 entries

mies noun (adult male human)

Mi'kmaq

1 entries

jinem noun (adult male human)

Minangkabau

1 entries

urang noun (a human being)

Mingrelian

1 entries

კოჩი noun (adult male human)

Mirandese

4 entries

home noun (adult male human)
houmano noun (a human being)
persona noun (a human being)
pessona noun (a human being)

Mohawk

1 entries

rón꞉kwe noun (adult male human)

Mohegan-Pequot

1 entries

in noun (adult male human)

Moksha

2 entries

аля noun (adult male human)
ломань noun (a human being)

Mongolian

4 entries

хүн noun (adult male human)
хүн noun (a human being)
эр noun (adult male human)
эр хүн noun (adult male human)

Motu

1 entries

tau noun (adult male human)

Mwani

1 entries

nlume noun (adult male human)

Mycenaean Greek

1 entries

𐀀𐀵𐀫𐀦 noun (a human being)

Mòcheno

3 entries

mènsch noun (a human being)
mènsch noun (a human being)
mònn noun (adult male human)

Māori

2 entries

tangata noun (a human being)
tāne noun (adult male human)

Nanai

1 entries

най noun (a human being)

Nandi

3 entries

ap-chii noun (a human being)
chii noun (adult male human)
muren noun (adult male human)

Navajo

3 entries

bílaʼashdlaʼii noun (a human being)
diné noun (a human being)
hastiin noun (adult male human)

Neapolitan

2 entries

ommo noun (adult male human)
perzona noun (a human being)

Nepali

4 entries

पुरुष noun (adult male human)
मानव noun (a human being)
मान्छे noun (a human being)
लोग्ने मान्छे noun (adult male human)

Ngarrindjeri

1 entries

korni noun (adult male human)

Nias

1 entries

ndramatua noun (adult male human)

Nivkh

2 entries

нивх noun (a human being)
утку noun (adult male human)

Nogai

1 entries

аьдем noun (a human being)

Norman

4 entries

haomme noun (adult male human)
homme noun (adult male human)
houme noun (adult male human)
houmme noun (adult male human)

North Frisian

4 entries

Man noun (adult male human)
Man noun (a human being)
karmen noun (a human being)
maan noun (adult male human)

North Slavey

1 entries

deneyu noun (adult male human)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

insan noun (a human being)
mirov noun (a human being)
mêr noun (adult male human)
zelam noun (adult male human)

Northern Min Chinese

2 entries

人 noun (a human being)
男人 noun (adult male human)

Northern Ohlone

2 entries

tá̄ris noun (adult male human)
ṯaares noun (adult male human)

Northern Sami

1 entries

almmái noun (adult male human)

Northern Thai

2 entries

ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ noun (a human being)
ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ noun (adult male human)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

mann noun (adult male human)
mann noun (a human being)
menneske noun (a human being)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

mann noun (adult male human)
menneske noun (a human being)

Nyunga

2 entries

maaman noun (adult male human)
man noun (adult male human)

O'odham

1 entries

cheoj noun (adult male human)

Occitan

2 entries

òme noun (adult male human)
òmi noun (adult male human)

Odia

2 entries

ନର noun (adult male human)
ମଣିଷ noun (a human being)

Ojibwe

1 entries

inini noun (adult male human)

Okinawan

1 entries

男 noun (adult male human)

Okinoerabu

1 entries

男 noun (adult male human)

Old Anatolian Turkish

2 entries

آدم noun (a human being)
كشی noun (a human being)

Old East Slavic

3 entries

мужь noun (adult male human)
мущина noun (adult male human)
человѣкъ noun (a human being)

Old English

3 entries

mann noun (a human being)
secg noun (adult male human)
wer noun (adult male human)

Old French

2 entries

hom noun (adult male human)
homme noun (adult male human)

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries

ome noun (adult male human)

Old Irish

2 entries

duine noun (a human being)
fer noun (adult male human)

Old Javanese

1 entries

wwang noun (a human being)

Old Lithuanian

1 entries

žmuõ noun (adult male human)

Old Norse

2 entries

maðr noun (adult male human)
maðr noun (a human being)

Old Occitan

1 entries

omne noun (adult male human)

Old Persian

1 entries

𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 noun (adult male human)

Old Prussian

1 entries

wīrs noun (adult male human)

Old Ruthenian

1 entries

чоловѣкъ noun (adult male human)

Old Saxon

2 entries

mann noun (adult male human)
wer noun (adult male human)

Old Turkic

2 entries

𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 noun (a human being)
𐰼 noun (adult male human)

Old Uyghur

1 entries

𐽰𐽾 noun (adult male human)

Ongota

1 entries

inta noun (adult male human)

Orok

1 entries

нари noun (a human being)

Oromo

3 entries

dhiira noun (adult male human)
nama noun (adult male human)
namicha noun (adult male human)

Ossetian

4 entries

адӕймаг noun (a human being)
лӕг noun (adult male human)
нӕл noun (adult male human)
нӕлгоймаг noun (adult male human)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

ادم noun (adult male human)
ار noun (adult male human)
اركك noun (adult male human)
رجل noun (adult male human)

Pali

4 entries

manussa noun (a human being)
nara noun (a human being)
नर noun (a human being)
นะระ noun (a human being)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries

хлоп noun (adult male human)
чловек noun (a human being)

Papiamentu

2 entries

hende noun (a human being)
hòmber noun (adult male human)

Pashto

4 entries

آدم noun (a human being)
انسان noun (a human being)
بشري noun (a human being)
سړی noun (adult male human)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries

Mann noun (adult male human)

Pileni

1 entries

tangata noun (adult male human)

Pipil

4 entries

tacat noun (adult male human)
tacat noun (a human being)
takat noun (adult male human)
takat noun (a human being)

Pitjantjatjara

2 entries

wati noun (adult male human)
wati noun (a human being)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Maun noun (adult male human)
Mensch (nds) noun (a human being)

Polabian

1 entries

clåvăk noun (a human being)

Polish

4 entries

człowiek noun (adult male human)
człowiek noun (a human being)
istota ludzka noun (a human being)
ludzie noun (a human being)

Portuguese

4 entries

homem noun (adult male human)
homem noun (a human being)
mane noun (adult male human)
varão noun (adult male human)

Powhatan

1 entries

nimarew noun (adult male human)

Punjabi

4 entries

ਆਦਮੀ noun (adult male human)
ਪੁਰਖ noun (adult male human)
ਬੰਦਾ noun (adult male human)
ਮਨੁੱਖ noun (a human being)

Quechua

3 entries

gari noun (adult male human)
qhari noun (adult male human)
runa noun (a human being)

Rapa Nui

2 entries

tangata noun (adult male human)
tangata noun (a human being)

Rohingya

1 entries

manúic noun (a human being)

Romagnol

4 entries

òm noun (adult male human)
òm noun (a human being)
òman noun (adult male human)
òman noun (a human being)

Romani

1 entries

manuś noun (a human being)

Romanian

3 entries

bărbat noun (adult male human)
om noun (adult male human)
om noun (a human being)

Romansch

2 entries

um noun (adult male human)
uman noun (a human being)

Russian

4 entries

лю́ди noun (a human being)
муж noun (adult male human)
мужи́к noun (adult male human)
мужчи́на noun (adult male human)

Saanich

1 entries

SWÍḴE noun (adult male human)

Saho

1 entries

labha noun (a human being)

Samaritan Aramaic

1 entries

ࠂࠁࠓࠀ noun (adult male human)

Samoan

1 entries

tagata noun (a human being)

Samogitian

1 entries

vīrs noun (adult male human)

Sanskrit

4 entries

जन noun (a human being)
नर noun (adult male human)
नर noun (a human being)
नृ noun (a human being)

Sardinian

2 entries

òmine noun (adult male human)
òmine noun (a human being)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

Mon noun (adult male human)

Savosavo

1 entries

tada noun (adult male human)

Scots

3 entries

bodie noun (a human being)
human noun (a human being)
mannie noun (adult male human)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

duine noun (adult male human)
duine noun (a human being)
fear noun (adult male human)

Seimat

2 entries

tel noun (a human being)
wawan noun (adult male human)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ljudi noun (a human being)
muškarac noun (adult male human)
čovek noun (adult male human)
čovek noun (a human being)

Shan

2 entries

ၵူၼ်း noun (a human being)
ၸၢႆး noun (adult male human)

Sherpa

1 entries

མི noun (a human being)

Sicilian

1 entries

omu noun (adult male human)

Silesian

2 entries

chop noun (adult male human)
czowjek noun (a human being)

Sindhi

3 entries

آدِمي noun (a human being)
ماڻھو noun (adult male human)
مرد noun (adult male human)

Sinhalese

4 entries

පුරුෂයා noun (adult male human)
මිනිසා noun (adult male human)
මිනිසා noun (a human being)
මිනිහා noun (adult male human)

Skolt Sami

1 entries

åålm noun (adult male human)

Slovak

4 entries

muž noun (adult male human)
človek noun (a human being)
ľudia noun (a human being)
ľudská bytosť noun (a human being)

Slovene

4 entries

ljudje noun (a human being)
moški noun (adult male human)
mož noun (adult male human)
človek noun (a human being)

Slovincian

1 entries

chlôp noun (adult male human)

Somali

3 entries

aadame noun (a human being)
dad noun (a human being)
nin noun (adult male human)

Southern Altai

2 entries

эр noun (adult male human)
эр кижи noun (adult male human)

Southern Sami

1 entries

ålma noun (adult male human)

Southern Sierra Miwok

1 entries

naŋŋaʔ noun (a human being)

Spanish

4 entries

hombre noun (adult male human)
hombre noun (a human being)
humano noun (a human being)
ser humano noun (a human being)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries

libisma noun (a human being)
man noun (adult male human)

Sudanese Arabic

2 entries

راجِل noun (adult male human)
زول noun (adult male human)

Sumerian

1 entries

𒇽 noun (adult male human)

Sundanese

3 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)
manusa noun (a human being)
pameget noun (adult male human)

Swahili

2 entries

binadamu noun (a human being)
mwanaume noun (adult male human)

Swedish

4 entries

karl noun (adult male human)
man noun (adult male human)
människa noun (a human being)
människa noun (a human being)

Sylheti

4 entries

ꠛꠦꠐꠣ noun (adult male human)
ꠝꠣꠘ noun (a human being)
ꠝꠣꠘꠥ noun (a human being)
ꠝꠣꠘꠥꠡ noun (a human being)

Tagalog

2 entries

lalaki noun (adult male human)
tao noun (a human being)

Tahitian

1 entries

tāne noun (adult male human)

Tai Nüa

2 entries

ᥐᥨᥢᥰ noun (a human being)
ᥓᥣᥭᥰ noun (adult male human)

Tajik

4 entries

башар noun (a human being)
инсон noun (a human being)
мард noun (adult male human)
одам noun (adult male human)

Talysh

2 entries

merd noun (adult male human)
مرد noun (adult male human)

Tamil

3 entries

ஆண் noun (adult male human)
மனிதன் noun (a human being)
மனிதர் noun (a human being)

Taos

1 entries

sə́onena noun (adult male human)

Tarantino

1 entries

omme noun (a human being)

Tarifit

2 entries

argaz noun (adult male human)
aryaz noun (adult male human)

Tashelhit

3 entries

afgan noun (a human being)
argaz noun (adult male human)
bnadm noun (a human being)

Tat

1 entries

mərd noun (adult male human)

Tatar

4 entries

адәм noun (a human being)
инсан noun (a human being)
ир noun (adult male human)
ир кеше noun (adult male human)

Tausug

2 entries

tau noun (a human being)
usug noun (adult male human)

Telugu

4 entries

పురుషుడు noun (adult male human)
మగవాడు noun (adult male human)
మగవాడు noun (a human being)
మనిషి noun (a human being)

Teochew

1 entries

查埔人 noun (adult male human)

Tetum

1 entries

mane noun (adult male human)

Thai

4 entries

คน noun (a human being)
ชาย noun (adult male human)
ผู้ชาย noun (adult male human)
มนุษย์ noun (a human being)

Tibetan

4 entries

ཕོ noun (adult male human)
མི noun (adult male human)
མི noun (a human being)
འགྲོ་བ་མི noun (a human being)

Tigrinya

1 entries

ሰብኣይ noun (adult male human)

Tocharian A

1 entries

oṅk noun (adult male human)

Tocharian B

2 entries

eṅkwe noun (adult male human)
śaumo noun (a human being)

Tok Pisin

2 entries

man noun (adult male human)
man noun (a human being)

Tonga (Malawi)

1 entries

munthurumi class 1 noun (adult male human)

Tongan

1 entries

tangata noun (a human being)

Tooro

2 entries

omuntu class 1 noun (a human being)
omusaija class 1 noun (adult male human)

Tswana

1 entries

monna noun (adult male human)

Tumbuka

1 entries

mwanalume noun (adult male human)

Tundra Nenets

1 entries

хасава noun (adult male human)

Tupinambá

1 entries

abá noun (adult male human)

Turkish

4 entries

adam noun (adult male human)
adam noun (a human being)
beşer noun (a human being)
er noun (adult male human)

Turkmen

4 entries

adam noun (adult male human)
adam noun (a human being)
erkek noun (adult male human)
kişi noun (adult male human)

Tuvaluan

2 entries

tagata noun (adult male human)
tagata noun (a human being)

Tuvan

2 entries

эр noun (adult male human)
эр кижи noun (adult male human)

Tzotzil

1 entries

vinik noun (adult male human)

Udmurt

4 entries

адями noun (a human being)
воргорон noun (adult male human)
мурт noun (a human being)
пиосмурт noun (adult male human)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лю́ди noun (a human being)
люди́на noun (a human being)
муж noun (adult male human)
мужчи́на noun (adult male human)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

muž noun (adult male human)
čłowjek noun (a human being)

Urdu

4 entries

آدْمی noun (adult male human)
آدْمی noun (a human being)
اِنْسان noun (a human being)
مَرْد noun (adult male human)

Uyghur

4 entries

ئادەم noun (a human being)
ئىنسان noun (a human being)
ئەر noun (adult male human)
ئەر كىشى noun (adult male human)

Uzbek

4 entries

bashar noun (a human being)
er noun (adult male human)
erkak noun (adult male human)
erkak kişi noun (adult male human)

Venetan

3 entries

omo noun (adult male human)
òm noun (a human being)
òmo noun (a human being)

Veps

1 entries

ristit noun (a human being)

Vietnamese

4 entries

con người noun (a human being)
loài người noun (a human being)
người noun (a human being)
đàn ông noun (adult male human)

Vilamovian

2 entries

menś noun (adult male human)
menś noun (a human being)

Volapük

3 entries

himen noun (adult male human)
man noun (adult male human)
men noun (a human being)

Votic

2 entries

inimin noun (a human being)
meez noun (adult male human)

Vurës

2 entries

atm̄ēn noun (adult male human)
atm̄ēn noun (a human being)

Võro

1 entries

miis noun (adult male human)

Wallisian

1 entries

tagata noun (a human being)

Walloon

3 entries

djin noun (a human being)
ome noun (adult male human)
ome noun (a human being)

Warlpiri

1 entries

wati noun (adult male human)

Watam

1 entries

namot noun (adult male human)

Wauja

1 entries

enoja noun (a human being)

Welsh

3 entries

dyn noun (adult male human)
dyn noun (a human being)
gŵr noun (adult male human)

West-Frisian

2 entries

man noun (adult male human)
minske noun (a human being)

Western Apache

4 entries

indee noun (adult male human)
ndee noun (adult male human)
ndeeń noun (adult male human)
ndeeń noun (a human being)

Western Mari

2 entries

мары noun (adult male human)
пӱэргӹ noun (adult male human)

Wichita

1 entries

wiic noun (adult male human)

Winnebago

1 entries

wąk noun (a human being)

Woiwurrung

1 entries

kulin noun (adult male human)

Wolof

3 entries

góor noun (adult male human)
góor ji noun (adult male human)
nit noun (a human being)

Wu Chinese

2 entries

人類 /人类 noun (a human being)
男人 noun (adult male human)

Xhosa

2 entries

indoda noun (adult male human)
umntu noun (a human being)

Yagara

1 entries

dhan noun (adult male human)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

мард noun (adult male human)

Yakut

3 entries

киһи noun (a human being)
эр noun (adult male human)
эр киһи noun (adult male human)

Yao

1 entries

jwamlume class 1 noun (adult male human)

Yiddish

3 entries

מאַן noun (adult male human)
מענטש noun (a human being)
מענטשנקינד noun (a human being)

Yoron

1 entries

男 noun (adult male human)

Yoruba

2 entries

ènìyàn noun (a human being)
ọkùnrin noun (adult male human)

Yucatec Maya

2 entries

wíinik noun (a human being)
xiib noun (adult male human)

Yurok

1 entries

pegerk noun (adult male human)

Yámana

1 entries

úa noun (adult male human)

Zaghawa

1 entries

boru noun (adult male human)

Zande

1 entries

kumba noun (adult male human)

Zazaki

3 entries

insan (diq) noun (a human being)
merdek noun (adult male human)
merdım (diq) noun (a human being)

Zealandic

3 entries

man noun (adult male human)
mense noun (a human being)
vent noun (adult male human)

Zhuang

3 entries

bouxsai noun (adult male human)
sai noun (adult male human)
vunz noun (a human being)

Zou

1 entries

mi noun (a human being)

Zulu

3 entries

indoda class 9/6 noun (adult male human)
umlisa noun (adult male human)
umuntu noun (a human being)

Zuojiang Zhuang

1 entries

koenz noun (a human being)

ǃXóõ

1 entries

tâa a̰a noun (adult male human)

Sample sentences

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When I left the train station, I saw a man.

Source: tatoeba (1555)

He's already a man.

Source: tatoeba (1808)

He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

Source: tatoeba (1998)

The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

Source: tatoeba (2000)

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