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male

UK/meɪl/ US/meːl/ common
noun (3) adjective (3)

noun

1.

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

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2.

a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

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3.

the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

for or composed of men or boys

  • “the male lead”
  • “masculine attire”
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3.

characteristic of a man

  • “a deep male voice”
  • “manly sports”
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Origin

* As a Welsh surname, from the personal name Mael, from Middle Welsh mael (“prince”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, contaminated from many Old French sources, such as mail (“hammer”), maille (“chainmail”), maille (“denier”), or esmal (“enamel”). Compare Mailer. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English male (“bag, pouch”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the source of male (“male, male adult”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English mele (“meal, flour”) (compare Millman) or from Old Norse melr (“sandhill”). Compare Meil. * As a Slovene surname, from the adjective mal (“small, little”), from Proto-Slavic *malъ. Compare Mal, Mahle. * As a Norwegian surname, from a farm in Romsdal derived from Old Norse mǫl (“layer of pebbles”). Also Americanized from Mæle, Mæhle, itself related to the Norse word melr. Compare Mele.

Phrases

  • gender identity
  • the masculine grammatical gender Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

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