"male" in the noun sense
1. male
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
2. male, male person
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
3. Male
the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
"male" in the adjective sense
1. male
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
"a male infant"
"a male holly tree"
2. male, manful, manlike, manly, virile
characteristic of a man
"a deep male voice"
"manly sports"
3. male
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
"the male lead"
"the male population"
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