mensch

[ mench ]

/ mɛntʃ /

a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.

Origin of mensch

1950–55; < Yiddish mentsh man, human being < Middle High German mensch (German Mensch), Old High German mennisco, mannisco; see man¹, -ish¹

His proposal is the work of a mensch and, no doubt, an act of love.

"Zionist BDS" is Not the Way to Save Israel |Noah Efron |March 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Yet in my mind it made him more than a politician, more than a musician; it made him a mensch.

Kinky for Perry |Kinky Friedman |August 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
If that money actually winds up in the hands of needy kids, James seems like a mensch.

The LeBron James Show |Bryan Curtis |July 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He is a familiar Apatow mensch, and somehow Rogen gets away with playing this guy over and over without becoming tiresome.

How Funny Is Funny People? |Caryn James |July 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

I caught several times the word "Mensch," man; and also "Fressen," which last I looked up afterwards in my dictionary.

Falk |Joseph Conrad
Mr. Mensch says that the proposed design of a retaining wall would be difficult and expensive to install.

Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design |Edward Godfrey
In Gothic we find both ‘man,’ and ‘Maunisk,’ the modern German ‘maun,’ and ‘mensch.’

Tradition |John Francis Arundell
A partial reply to Mr. Thompson's discussion will be found in the writer's response to Mr. Mensch.

Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design |Edward Godfrey
Mr. Mensch's next paragraph does not show a careful perusal of the paper.

Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design |Edward Godfrey