mans

plural of man

Noun Multicultural London English, form of

  1. plural of man
    • Down the Ice Arena we met up with bare mans then Dot came with us and we bopped to the Orchard. - 2014, Robb Peters, D.A. Diary, Bloomington: AuthorHouse:

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English mans From man + -s (plural suffix).

Noun singular, singular only

  1. Synonym of man.
    • Whose mans is this?
    • “Don’t forget that I’m here for you.” I stated. He smiled. / “Yeah I know, thanks mans.” he answered. - 2017 August 22, A-T. Gabe, chapter 7, in Stuck in a Day Dream, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:

    Synonyms: man

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English -s English mans From man + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Noun form of, genitive

  1. genitive of man
    • And symony they called this, to take and inioy any spirituall liuing at a secular mans hand. - 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […]...
    • But vnto man, and to diuers other land Creatures, the eating of much ſalt is very contagious, becauſe it maketh the bloud ſalt, and it breedes barenneſſe to mans bodie by the extreame ſiccitie thereof, and it maketh our...
    • The bed appointed for the prince to rest himselfe, was of blacke Ebonie enchased which Rubies, Diamons and Carbun[c]ls […] on which by degrees mans state from infancie to his olde age was plainly depictured, - 1596,...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English -s English mans From man + -s (genitive suffix).

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of man
    • Watch that small sailboat; see how Stephanie mans the rudder?

Origin

Etymology tree English man English -s English mans From man + -s (third-person singular suffix).