human being

noun
1.
any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.
2.
a person, especially as distinguished from other animals or as representing the human species: living conditions not fit for human beings; a very generous human being.
Origin:
1855–60

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human being
 
—n
a member of any of the races of Homo sapiens; person; man, woman, or child

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