male
Meaning of male
adjective
- of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.
male children
the participants are mostly male
- a male animal or plant.
the males have brilliant sky-blue wings
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.
Information about male
- The plural form of male is: males.
- Languages in which male is used:
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Hyphenation of male
male
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- male is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
male synonyms
Meaning manful:
manful, manlike, manly, virile
Meaning Male:
Meaning relating to men; male:
Meaning an adult male human being:
Meaning a chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man:
Meaning a male child or youth:
Meaning the period between childhood and adult age:
Meaning a man:
Meaning sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something:
Meaning a gentleman:
Meaning (of the skin) become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather:
Meaning a boy or young man (often as a form of address):
Meaning a man; a guy (often as a form of address):
Meaning a man, especially one of a particular type:
Meaning a person, animal, or large machine that digs earth:
Meaning variant spelling of oka:
Meaning a man, especially an older one:
Meaning a man, especially a peasant or an old man:
Meaning a small sheltered bay:
Meaning a peasant or man of low birth:
male antonyms
Meaning of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes:
Translation of male
- Spanish: macho, masculino, viril, varonil, hombre, varón
- French: mâle, masculin, homme, type, bonhomme, mec, gars
- Portuguese: macho, homem
- Italian: maschio, maschile, uomo
- German: Männchen, Männlein, männlich, Mann, Herr, Kerl, Mannsbild
Anagrams of male
Alem, alem, alme, amel, Elam, Elma, Emla, lame, leam, Lema, lema, Mael, meal, Mela, mela
Words that rhyme with male
Male, Samale, Tamale, metamale, tamale, antifemale, female, metafemale, superfemale, unfemale, antimale, lacrimale, intermale, subarmale, supermale, chrismale
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