human being

1. 1.

   any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

   Synonymshomomanhuman

   Broaderhominid

   NarrowerworldHomo erectusHomo soloensisHomo habilisHomo sapiensNeandertal manRhodesian man

   Part ofgenus Homo

   Partsloinhuman bodybody hairmanehuman headfoot

Questions about human being

What does human being mean?

human being means "any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage".

What is another word for human being?

Close synonyms include homo, man, human. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is human being a common word?

human being is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.