Phrase guide

gingerbread man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A biscuit or cookie in the shape of a person and flavored with ginger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gingerbread husband

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

gingerbread cut in the shape of a person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cookie, cooky, biscuit

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քաղցրաբլիթե մարդուկ (kʻaġcʻrablitʻe marduk) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Armenian: իմբիրից մարդուկ (imbiricʻ marduk) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Belarusian: пе́рнікавы чалаве́чак (pjérnikavy čalavjéčak) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 薑餅人 /姜饼人 (jiāngbǐng rén) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Danish: peberkagemand — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Estonian: piparkoogimehike — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Finnish: piparkakku-ukko — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • French: bonhomme de pain d'épices — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • French: bonhomme de pain d'épice — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • German: Pfefferkuchenmann — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • German: Lebkuchenmann — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Hebrew: אִישׁ לֶחֶם זַנְגְּבִיל ('ish lékhem zangvíl) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Hungarian: mézeskalács-figura — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Italian: omino di pan di zenzero — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Italian: omino di pan di spezie — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Japanese: ジンジャーブレッドマン (jinjābureddo man) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pepperkakemann — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: peparkakemann — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Polish: piernikowy ludzik — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Portuguese: homenzinho de gengibre — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Romanian: om de turtă dulce — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Russian: пря́ничный челове́чек (prjáničnyj čelovéček) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Russian: имби́рный челове́чек (imbírnyj čelovéček) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Spanish: hombre de jengibre — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Spanish: hombre de pan de jengibre — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Swedish: pepparkaksgubbe — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Swedish: pepparkaksgumma — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Thai: มนุษย์ขนมปังขิง (má-nút kà-nǒm bpang kǐng) — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger
  • Vietnamese: bánh quy gừng — a cookie in the shape of a person, flavored with ginger