male
1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) (Freq. 6)
• Ant:
female
• Hypernyms:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
• Hyponyms:
sire, colt, male horse, bullock, steer
2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
male person
• Ant:
female
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
boy wonder, chap, fellow, feller, fella,
lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke, foster-brother,
foster brother, macho, male child, boy, male offspring, man-child,
man, adult male, mother's son, sirrah
• Part Meronyms:
male body
1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation (Freq. 8)
- a male infant
- a male holly tree
• Ant:
female, androgynous
• Similar to:
antheral, staminate, phallic, priapic, young-begetting
• See Also:
masculine
• Derivationally related forms:
maleness
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Attrubites:
sex, gender, sexuality
2. characteristic of a man
- a deep male voice
- manly sports
• Syn:
manful, manlike, manly, virile
• Similar to:
masculine
• Derivationally related forms:
virility (for: virile), man (for: manly), manliness (for: manly), manfulness (for: manful), maleness
3. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
- the male lead
- the male population
• Derivationally related forms:
maleness
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