מענטשהייט

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Yiddish

Etymology

By surface analysis, מענטש (mentsh) +‎ ־הייט (-heyt). Compare German Menschheit.

Noun

מענטשהייט (mentshheytf

  1. mankind, humanity
    • 2011 [1961 (main text), 1996 (preface)], Norton Juster, Maurice Sendak [preface], “An Appreciation ”, in The Phantom Tollbooth, 50th anniversary edition (overall work in English), page xiv:
      For me, it is primarily the heart and soul of Norton Juster—his menschkeit—that produced this marvel of a book.