male
adjective
[ meɪl ]
• of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.
• "male children"
Similar:
masculine,
men's,
of men,
he-,
man,
adult male,
gentleman,
boy,
youth,
guy,
fellow,
gent,
mother's son,
bloke,
chap,
geezer,
lad,
dude,
bro,
hombre,
digger,
oke,
ou,
oom,
admi,
bodach,
cove,
carl,
male
noun
• a male animal or plant.
• "the males have brilliant sky-blue wings"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
