male

/meɪl/

noun

  1. 1

    One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 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. 2

    Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)

    stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration
  3. 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. 4

    (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

  5. 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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