Male person
1male person — noun a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies • Syn: ↑male • Ant: ↑female (for: ↑male) • Derivationally related forms: ↑male (for: ↑ …
2male — [māl] adj. [ME < OFr male, masle < L masculus < mas (gen. maris), a male, man] 1. designating or of the sex that fertilizes the ovum of the female and begets offspring: biological symbol, ♂: cf. FEMALE 2. of, characteristic of, or… …
3male — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the sex that can fertilize or inseminate the female to give rise to offspring. 2) relating to or characteristic of men. 3) (of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils. 4) (of a fitting)… …
4Male and female — ◊ pronouns and determiners The fact that you are referring to a male person or a female person makes a difference grammatically only when you are using personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, or possessive determiners. She sat …
5male and female — ◊ pronouns and determiners The fact that you are referring to a male person or a female person makes a difference grammatically only when you are using personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, or possessive determiners. She sat …
6male — maleness, n. /mayl/, n. 1. a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man. 2. an organism of the sex or sexual phase …
7Male reproductive system (human) — This article is about the human male reproductive system. For the male reproductive systems of other organisms, see Sexual reproduction. Male reproductive system (human) Drawing of the Male Internal Sexual Anatomy Latin …
8male — male1 W2S3 [meıl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: masle, male, from Latin masculus; MASCULINE] 1.) typical of or relating to men or boys ≠ ↑female →↑masculine ▪ a deep male voice ▪ traditional male values …
9male — {{11}}male (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. male, masle male, masculine; a male (see MALE (Cf. male) (n.)). Mechanical sense of part of an instrument that penetrates another part is from 1660s. {{12}}male (n.) late 14c., male human being; male fish… …
10Male — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the sex that can beget offspring by fertilization or insemination (male child; male dog). 2 of men or male animals, plants, etc.; masculine (the male sex; a male voice choir). 3 a (of plants or their parts) containing only… …
