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man

[man]

noun

LanguageJamaican Creole English

Meaning
  1. man (adult male human)
  2. a fellow, friend, person (of any gender)
  3. Used to refer to an adult male person, though it can also be used broadly to refer to any person or friend regardless of gender.
Examples

Dat no miin se man kyan du widout uman ar uman widout man, kaaz Gad neva mek dem fi du widout dem wan aneda.

So then, I have to insist that in the Lord, neither is woman inferior to man nor is man inferior to woman.

Pronunciationman

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word has a dual usage; it defines gender specifically but also serves as a general term for people.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.