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humankind (n.)

"the human species," 1640s, from human + kind (n.). Originally two words. Middle English had humaigne lynage "humankind" (mid-15c.).

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Definitions of humankind from WordNet

humankind (n.)
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth;
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women
Synonyms: world / human race / humanity / human beings / humans / mankind / man
From wordnet.princeton.edu