Male
male (meɪl) n. 1. a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy
Male, masculine, virile are adjectives that describe men and boys or attributes and conduct culturally ascribed to them.
The meaning of MALE is of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female.
MALE definition: 1. belonging or relating to men or boys: 2. belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs. Learn more.
There are 19 meanings listed in OED''s entry for the word male, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ''Meaning & use'' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Someone who is male is a man or a boy. From 1995 to 2002, the total number of male prisoners nationwide in state and federal prisons grew 27 percent. The company has engaged two male
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