male
mayl
- n an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- n a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
- n the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
- a 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 - s characteristic of a man
a deep male voice - s for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
the male lead
the male population
- Just a few years ago, the new male contraceptive seemed like an inevitable reality.
- In fashion-forward Japan, male grooming is booming, so much so that Tokyo's popular Isetan department store devotes an entire sales floor to men's cosmetics.
- At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, seven genetically male athletes with AIS were allowed to compete as women.