male
Pronunciation:
/meɪl//meɪl/noun
Definitions
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
adjective
Definitions
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Example: a male bird feeding a seed to a female
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
Example: stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Example: the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones
(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.