humankind

== English == === Etymology === From human +‎ -kind. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ Rhymes: -aɪnd === Noun === humankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds) The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens. Hypernyms: apedom, apekind ==== Usage notes ==== Mankind is more common than humankind, but humanity—which has multiple senses—is more common than both of them combined since c. 1985, according to Google Ngrams. ==== Alternative forms ==== human kind ==== Synonyms ==== the human race mankind humanity Homo sapiens See also Thesaurus:humankind ==== Translations ==== === References ===