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mensch

  [mench]
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–noun, plural mensch⋅en  [men-chuhn] , mensch⋅es. Informal.
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
Origin:
1950–55; < Yiddish mentsh man, human being < MHG mensch (G Mensch), OHG mennisco, mannisco; see man 1 , -ish 1
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mensch or mensh   (měnsh)   
n.   pl. mensch·es or mensch·en (měn'shən) Informal
A person having admirable characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose: "He radiates the kind of fundamental decency that has a name in Yiddish; he's a mensch" (James Atlas).

[Yiddish, human being, mensch, from Middle High German, human being, from Old High German mennisco; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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mensch [mɛntʃ]

  1. n.
    a mature and responsible person. (From German via Yiddish.) : Now there goes a real mensch!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

mensch 
"person of strength and honor," 1909, from Yiddish, from Ger., lit. "man, person."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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