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half-human

half-human noun: any hybrid of a human and some other creature.

Noun

half-human (plural half-humans)

  1. Any hybrid of a human and some other creature.

Adjective

half-human (not comparable)

  1. Only partly human.

Forms of half-human

pluralhalf-humans
alternative formhalfhuman

Origin of half-human

From half- + human.

Questions about half-human

What does half-human mean?
Half-human means any hybrid of a human and some other creature.
What part of speech is half-human?
Half-human can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of half-human?
The plural of half-human is half-humans.

Words near half-human in the dictionary

  1. half-holidays
  2. half-hour
  3. half-hourlong
  4. half-hourly
  5. half-hours
  6. half-human
  7. half-humans
  8. half-hunter
  9. half-hunters
  10. half-identical
  11. half-inch

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