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Inflections of 'mensch' (n):

menschen: npl

mensches: npl

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mensch n., pl. mensch•en mensch•es. [Informal.]

Informal Termsa decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

Middle High German mensch (German Mensch), Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man¹, -ish¹
Yiddish mentsh man, human being
1950–55

'mensch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Toller - mense - minx

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