mensch

[ mench ]

noun,plural mensch·en [men-chuhn], /ˈmɛn tʃən/, mensch·es.Informal.
  1. a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

Origin of mensch

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First recorded in 1910–15; from Yiddish mentsh “man, human being,” from Middle High German mensch (German Mensch ), from Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man, -ish1

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