portion of food; serving
Used when counting or referring to food portions for a certain number of people, often in cooking or ordering contexts.
このレシピは四人前です。
This recipe is for four servings.
一人前のカレーを作るのは意外と難しい。
Making a single serving of curry is surprisingly difficult.
I ordered three servings of sukiyaki.
I made four servings of curry.
人前 read にんまえ means a serving/portion of food, while the same kanji read ひとまえ means 'in public' or 'in front of others' — a completely different word.
half portion; half a serving · half-fledged; inexperienced; not fully capable
one portion; one serving; for one person · adult; grown-up; person who has come of age · fully fledged; established; qualified
for two people; serving for two; work of two
Compound of 人 (nin, 'person') and 前 (mae, 'before' or 'portion'). The 'portion' sense likely developed from the idea of a serving placed before a person.