hominid

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UK/ˈhɒ.mɪ.nɪd/US/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/

noun

Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.

Similar
great apehominiformhominianhuman
OriginLatin homō ← Proto-Italic *hemō ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ →
Less commonFirst used 1960sScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounhominid (plural hominids)

plural hominids

  1. archaicAny human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
  2. Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.First known use 1960s

    Synonyms: great ape, hominiform

adjectivehominid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the Hominidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Similar
great apehominiform
Broader
hominoidcatarrhinesimiansimiiformhaplorhineprimatemammal
Narrower
bonobochimpanzeegorillahomininhumanorangutan

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecharacterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

Similar
hominianhuman
Also see
cavemangreat apehominianhominiform

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  4. Proto-Italic*hemō
  5. Latinhemō
  6. Latinhomō
  7. Englishhominid

Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

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Translations

Catalan homínid
  • homínidprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Czech hominid
  • hominidprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Esperanto homedo
  • homedoprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
French hominidé
  • hominidéprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
German Hominide, Hominid
  • Hominideprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Hominidprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Hominidinprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Großaffeprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Grossaffeprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Großäffinprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Grossäffinprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Menschenaffeprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Menschenäffinprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Greek Ανθρωπίδας, Ανθρωπίδης
  • Ανθρωπίδας (Anthropídas)primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • Ανθρωπίδης (Anthropídis)primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Irish homainid, homainideach
  • homainidprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • homainideachof the Hominidae
Italian ominide
  • ominideprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Polish człowiekowaty, człowiekowaty
  • człowiekowatyprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • człowiekowatyof the Hominidae
Portuguese hominídeo, hominídeo
  • hominídeoprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
  • hominídeoof the Hominidae
Romanian hominid
  • hominidprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Russian гомини́д
  • гомини́д (gominíd)primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Spanish homínido
  • homínidoprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Swedish människoapa
  • människoapaprimate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
Cite this entry
APA

hominid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominid

MLA

“hominid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominid.

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