# das Menschenkind

das Menschenkind is a German noun meaning “human child”. Forms: des Menschenkindes, die Menschenkinder.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Menschenkindes
- Plural: die Menschenkinder

## Meanings

1. human child
2. _poetic_ human, man
   - […] Die Weisen aller Zeiten haben darum nachdrücklichst von diesem Lebensweg abgeraten; er hat dennoch für eine große Anzahl von Menschenkindern seine Anziehung nicht verloren. — […] For that reason the wise men of every age have warned us most emphatically against this way of life; but in spite of this it has not lost its attraction for a great number of people.

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