male

¹male

noun \ˈmāl\

Definition of MALE

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

Examples of MALE

1. She attended a school where there were more males than females.
2. The male of this species assists the female in feeding the young.

Origin of MALE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MALE

Synonyms: bastard, bloke [chiefly British], buck, cat, chap [chiefly British], chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joe, joker, lad, man

Related Words: master, mister, sir; buddy, buster

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Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

Rhymes with MALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale