# mannish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmæn.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #85,483

## Definitions
1. Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
3. Impertinent; assertive.
4. Precocious.
5. Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human.

## Etymology
From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ (“human, natural, humane”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mennish, mense, and mensch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mannish