male

Definition

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”). Doublet of macho. Displaced native Old English wǣpned (“male”, literally “weaponed”).

Example Sentences

• "male writers"
• "the leading male and female singers"
• "a male bird feeding a seed to a female"