Main Entry: ¹male

Pronunciation: \ˈmāl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French masle, male, adjective & noun, from Latin masculus — more at masculine

Date: 14th century

1 a : a male person : a man or a boy b : an individual that produces small usually motile gametes (as spermatozoa or spermatozoids) which fertilize the eggs of a female
2 : a staminate plant