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 female2: a staminate plant