/ Dictionary / Index A ape-man: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ape-man Pronunciation: (āp'man"), [key] — pl. -men. a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus. a human assumed to have been reared by apes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ape-man (Thesaurus) Apelles Apennine Mountains Related Content Daily Word Quiz: winsome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language