{"era":"current","word":"gent","meaning":"a colloquial shortening of gentleman","children":[{"era":"Middle English","word":"gentleman","meaning":"a man of gentle birth or refined manners","children":[{"era":"Middle English","word":"gentle","meaning":"noble; well-bred; courteous","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"gentil","meaning":"noble; of good family","children":[],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"English"},{"era":"Old English","word":"man","meaning":"adult male human","children":[],"language":"English"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}