humanhood


hu·man

H0317800 (hyo͞o′mən)n.1. A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica.adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race.2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness.3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans: a mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty.4. Having the form of a human.5. Made up of humans: formed a human bridge across the ice.
[Middle English humain, from Old French, from Latin hūmānus; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
hu′man·hood′ n.hu′man·ness n.

humanhood

(ˈhjuːmənˌhʊd) nthe state or character of being human