male
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Example
“male writers”
Other meanings
Characteristic of this sex/gender. Compare , .
“stereotypically male interests”
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
“like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones”
Synonyms
- masculine
Related words
- alpha male
- alta-male
- male line
- male lineage
- angry white male
- male-to-male cable
- male-to-male cord
- beta male
- dead white European male
- delta male
- female-to-male
- gamma male
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "masculus" (masculine, a male).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “male” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.