Luthien: Maia or Elf.

[burrahobbit]

Erendis was a bitter bitter woman (not a character flaw). When she says the Men of Numenor she means the Males. She sees them as being sort of Peter Pans of the West. In her eye (which is not far off) she sees this group of men that live a very long time and compared to her shorter life they do not ever have to become true responsible adults. She is looking for something derogatory to call them, she DOES NOT mean that they are in a special class of Half-Elves with such as Elrond (who as far as it matters was completely Elf).