The meaning of MALE is of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female.

Male/female dimorphism between organisms or reproductive organs of different sexes is not limited to animals; male gametes are produced by chytrids, diatoms and land plants, among …

3 days ago · From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”).

MALE definition: 1. belonging or relating to men or boys: 2. belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs…. Learn more.

A male is a guy, a dude, a boy, or a man. A male animal is not female. Male life forms are the opposite of females in many ways. The biggest way is that males can’t have babies.

Definition of male adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Someone who is male is a man or a boy. From 1995 to 2002, the total number of male prisoners nationwide in state and federal prisons grew 27 percent. The company has engaged two male …

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word male, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

male (meɪl) 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 …

Male, masculine, virile are adjectives that describe men and boys or attributes and conduct culturally ascribed to them.