male

being of the human or animal sex which begets offspring; the sex that produces gametes (spermatozoa)

Not to be confused with:

mail – the letters and packages that are transported by the postal service; to send via the postal service: I will mail the letter for you.; flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings: T he knight wore mail into battle.

Ma·le

(mä′lē)

The capital of the Maldives, on Male, the chief atoll of the island country.

male

(māl)

adj.

a. Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.

b. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals: male hormones; male fashions.

c. Consisting of members of this sex: a male choir.

2. Of or denoting the gamete that is smaller and more motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.

3. Botany

a. Relating to or designating organs, such as anthers or antheridia, that produce gametes capable of fertilizing those produced by female organs.

b. Bearing stamens but not pistils; staminate: male flowers.

4. Designating an object, such as an electric plug, designed for insertion into another part or a socket.

1. A male organism.

2. A man or boy.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman masle, male, from Latin masculus, diminutive of mās, male.]

male′ness n.

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male

(meɪl)

adj

1. (Biology) of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a man; masculine

3. for or composed of men or boys: a male choir.

4. (Biology) (of gametes) capable of fertilizing an egg cell in sexual reproduction

5. (Biology) (of reproductive organs, such as a testis or stamen) capable of producing male gametes

6. (Botany) (of flowers) bearing stamens but lacking a functional pistil

7. (Electronics) electronics mechanical engineering having a projecting part or parts that fit into a female counterpart: a male plug.

8. (Mechanical Engineering) electronics mechanical engineering having a projecting part or parts that fit into a female counterpart: a male plug.

a male person, animal, or plant

[C14: via Old French from Latin masculus masculine]

ˈmaleness n

Malé

(ˈmɑːleɪ)

(Placename) the capital of the Republic of Maldives, on Malé Island in the centre of the island group. Pop: 90 000 (2005 est)

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male

(meɪl)

n.

1. a person bearing an Xand Ychromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.

2. an organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces a sperm cell or male gamete.

3. a plant having a stamen or stamens.

adj.

4. of, pertaining to, or being a male: the male skeleton; a male squirrel.

5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a boy or man; masculine: the male ego.

6. composed of males: a male choir.

a. of or pertaining to a plant or its reproductive structure producing or containing microspores.

b. (of seed plants) staminate.

8. made to fit into a corresponding open or recessed part: a male plug.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French ma(s)le < Latin masculus]

male′ness, n.

Ma•le

(ˈmɑ leɪ, -li)

n.

the capital of the Maldives. 46,334.

male-

a combining form meaning “evil,” occurring in loanwords from Latin: malediction. Compare mal-.

[< Latin; see mal-]

male

(māl)

Adjective

1. Zoology

a. Relating to a male reproductive cell (a sperm cell).

b. Being the sex that can fertilize egg cells and father offspring: a male kangaroo.

2. Botany

a. Being a structure, especially a stamen or anther, that produces reproductive cells or nuclei that are capable of fertilizing a female reproductive cell.

b. Bearing stamens but not pistils: male flowers.

Noun

A male organism.

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Male

male

– masculine

1. 'male'

Male means 'relating to the sex that cannot have babies'. You can use male as an adjective to describe either people or animals.

A male nurse came to take my temperature.

Male dogs tend to be more aggressive.

You can use male as a noun to refer to an animal.

They protect their territory from other males.

In scientific contexts, male is sometimes used as a noun to refer to men or boys.

The condition affects both males and females.

People sometimes use male to talk about men, in order to avoid using 'man' or 'boy'.

I looked in through the window and saw only males.

The police are looking for a tall white male in his mid-twenties.

2. 'masculine'

Masculine means 'typical of men, rather than women'.

He was tall, strong, and very masculine.

They painted the room in dark, masculine colours.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'masculine' to talk about animals.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement sire - male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse colt - a young male horse under the age of four male horse - the male of species Equus caballus bullock, steer - castrated bull female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
	2.	male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies male person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" male body - the body of a male human being boy wonder - an extremely talented young male person bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, gent, feller, cuss - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" foster brother, foster-brother - your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents macho - a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" male offspring, man-child - a child who is male adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" man - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" man - an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you" mother's son - a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there" sirrah - formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
	3.	Male - the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands Maldives, Republic of Maldives - a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
Adj.	1.	male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms masculine - associated with men and not with women androgynous - having both male and female characteristics female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
	2.	male - characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" manful, manlike, manly, virile masculine - associated with men and not with women
	3.	male - for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "the male population" male - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"

male

adjective masculine, manly, macho, virile, manlike, manful a deep male voice
womanly, female, feminine, girlie, unmanly, camp (informal), effeminate, womanish, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

Quotations
"The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things" [Jilly Cooper]
"A man is as old as he's feeling,"
"A woman as old as she looks" [Mortimer Collins The Unknown Quantity]

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male

adjective

Of, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex:

macho, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, virile.

Translations

ذَكَر ذِكْرِيّذكورينَبات ذَكَري

mužmužskýsamčísamec

=-hanhanhan-hanblomstmand / dreng

männlich maskulin Mann Männchen Männlein

αρσενικός άνδρας

macho varón masculino

miespuolinenuroskoirasmies

mâle masculin homme

muškimuško

hím

jantanlaki-lakipria

karlkarlblóm

maschio maschile uomo

男性男性の

남성남자

masculus

su kuokeliniais žiedais

tēviņšvīrietisvīrišķs

mannelijk mannelijk persoon mannetje jongen man

mannlig mann

męski mężczyzna

macho masculino varão homem

мужской самец кобелёк кобелиный кобель

samčí

moškisamec

manmanlig

เป็นผู้ชายผู้ชาย

erkek eril

đàn ông/con traithuộc phái nam

男性男性的男的雄性雄性的

male

[meɪl]

A. N (= animal, plant) → macho m; (= person) → varón m
white males aged 35 to 40 → varones de raza blanca de edades comprendidas entre los 35 y 40 años
I don't need a male to support me → no necesito un hombre para que me mantenga

B. ADJ

1. [rat, spider, plant] → macho; [baby, child] → varón; [friend, worker, colleague] → del sexo masculino; [population, hormone, sex, attitude, behaviour] → masculino; [voice] → de hombre, masculino
please indicate whether you are male or female → por favor indique si es hombre or mujer

2. (Tech) [plug] → macho

C. CPD male chauvinism N → machismo m
male chauvinist N → machista m
the male member N (euph) → el miembro viril, el miembro masculino
male menopause N → menopausia f masculina, andropausia f
male model N → modelo m del sexo masculino
male nurse N → enfermero m
male prostitute N → prostituto m
male voice choir N → coro m masculino or de hombres
see also supremacist

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male

[ˈmeɪl]

(= man) → homme m

(= male animal) → mâle m

adj

[sex, attitude, role] → masculin(e)
Sex: male → Sexe : masculin.
the male population → la population masculine
male unemployment → le chômage masculin

[animal] → mâle
a male kitten → un chaton mâle

[person] → du sexe masculin
a male member of staff → un membre du personnel de sexe masculin
to be male (= a man) → être un homme
Most football players are male → La plupart des joueurs de football sont des hommes.
a male friend → un ami
male and female students → étudiants et étudiantes male model, male prostitutemale chauvinism n → machisme mmale chauvinist n → macho m, machiste mmale-dominated [ˌmeɪlˈdɒmɪneɪtɪd] adj → majoritairement masculin(e)male model n → mannequin m masculin

male

adj

→ männlich; male child → Junge m; a male doctor → ein Arzt m; male nurse → Krankenpfleger m; male prostitute → Strichjunge m (inf); male sparrow/crocodile → Spatzen-/Krokodilmännchen nt; male violence → männliche Gewalt

choir, voice → Männer-; an all-male club → ein reiner Männerverein; that’s a typical male attitude → das ist typisch männlich

(= manly) → männlich; male bonding → Verbundenheit f → unter Männern

(Mech) male screw → Schraube f; male thread → Außengewinde nt; male plug (Elec) → Stecker m; male connector → Stiftstecker m

n (= animal) → Männchen nt; (inf: = man) → Mann m, → männliches Wesen; the male of the species → das männliche Tier, das Männchen; that’s typical of a male (inf) → das ist typisch Mann (inf)

male

male chauvinism

n → Chauvinismus m

male chauvinist

n → Chauvi m (inf); male attitude → chauvihafte Haltung (inf); male remark → chauvihafte Bemerkung (inf)

male chauvinist pig

n (pej inf) → Chauvi m (inf), → Chauvinistenschwein nt (pej)

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male

[meɪl]

1. adj (gen, sex) → maschile; (animal, child) → maschio inv
male and female students → studenti e studentesse

2. n (Bio, Elec) → maschio

male

(meil) noun, adjective

1. (a person, animal etc) of the sex having testes or an organ or organs performing a similar function; not (of) the sex which carries the young until birth etc. the male of the species; the male rabbit.

2. (a plant) having flowers with stamens which can fertilize female flowers.

male

→ ذَكَر, ذِكْرِيّ muž, mužský mand / dreng, mandlig Mann, männlich άνδρας, αρσενικός macho, varón miespuolinen, uros homme, masculin muški, muško maschio, uomo 男性, 男性の 남성, 남자 mannelijk, mannelijk persoon mann, mannlig męski, mężczyzna homem, macho лицо мужского пола, мужской man, manlig เป็นผู้ชาย, ผู้ชาย erkek đàn ông/con trai, thuộc phái nam 男性, 男的

male

n. varón; hombre; macho;

___ nurse → enfermero.

male

adj masculino; n varón m, hombre m, macho