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human being
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human being

noun

Definition of HUMAN BEING

: human
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Examples of HUMAN BEING

  1. She's a very warm and generous human being.
  2. We should do more to help our fellow human beings.
  3. The drug has not yet been tested on human beings.

First Known Use of HUMAN BEING

1751

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Synonyms
baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight

human being

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HUMAN BEING

: human

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