android

noun

an·​droid ˈan-ˌdrȯid 

: a mobile robot usually with a human form

sci-fi androids

Examples of android in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades. — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

And who can forget the frightening ice cave robot named Box, perfectly portrayed by Roscoe Lee Brown inside a shiny android suit? — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 June 2026

The android has a sunny outlook and a childlike wonder about the humans around her, with Ortega describing her as being on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Wednesday Addams. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

The feature-length film, about an android who escapes and embarks on a spiritual journey, is produced by Mateo AI Studio and MBC C&I AI Content Lab, owned by Korean broadcaster MBC. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

earlier androides "automaton having a human form," borrowed from French androïde, perhaps borrowed from Late Greek androeidḗs "in the form of a man, like a man," from Greek andr-, anḗr "man, husband, human" + -oeidēs -oid entry 2 — more at andro-

Note: The word may equally well have been formed in post-medieval Latin, but evidence is lacking. An early English instance can be found in The History of Magick by way of Apology, for all the Wise Men who have unjustly been reputed Magicians (London, 1657), a translation, by "J. Davies," of Apologie pour tous les grands personnages qui ont esté faussement soupçonnez de magie (Paris, 1625) by the French librarian and scholar Gabriel Naudé (1600-53). The French word occurs earlier in Le mastigophore, ou precurseur du Zodiaque ([Paris]: 1609), a satirical work by the priest Antoine Fuzy/Fusi (1560-1629). Both authors use androïde in connection with the legendary talking automaton devised by albertus magnus, without any suggestion that the word was a neologism.

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for android

• alloyed
• annoyed
• avoid
• convoyed
• crinoid
• cuboid
• cycloid
• decoyed
• deployed
• dermoid
• destroyed
• devoid

Kids Definition

android

noun

an·​droid ˈan-ˌdrȯid 

: a mobile robot with human form

Medical Definition

android

adjective

an·​droid ˈan-ˌdrȯid 

1

of the pelvis : having the angular form and narrow outlet typical of the human male

a disproportionate number of difficult labors occur in women with android pelvises

compare anthropoid entry 1, gynecoid, platypelloid

2

: relating to or characterized by the distribution of body fat chiefly in the abdominal region

android obesity

compare gynecoid