Mensch
Posted in Yiddish Word of the Day on Mar 19th, 2005 Comments Off
n. [pron. mensh] A person with a capital “P”. Hard worker with a wonderful heart and soul, the embodiment of all the virtues. Masculine term but can apply to females as well. She’s a mensch!
Dictionary.com:
[Yiddish, human being, mensch, from Middle High German, human being, from Old High German mennisco.]
