male
/meɪl/
noun
- 1
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
“a male bird feeding a seed to a female”
- 2
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
“stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration”
- 3
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
“the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones”
- 4
(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
- 5
Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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