mankind

Etymology

From Middle English mankinde, alteration (due to kinde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankin, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

noun

1. The human race in its entirety.
   The examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
   More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
   It next moves through the history of the Jewish people, recounting the life and death of our Lord and Savior, and ends with the Book of Revelation foretelling the inevitable climax of God's plan for mankind. 2011, David Charles Cole, Understanding God's Message for Mankind: Essential Scripture and Commentary, page 1
2. Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
3. (obsolete) Human feelings; humanity.