Male | Mean of male in English Dictionary

/ˈmeɪl/

• of or relating to the sex that cannot produce young or lay eggs
1. a male bird/mammal/insect
2. male athletes
3. a study of male [=men's] sexuality
4. There were more male than female students.
• characteristic of boys or men
1. a male [=masculine] voice/name
• having members who are all boys or men
1. a male choir

• not producing fruit or seeds
1. a male holly
• having a part that fits into the hole in another part (called a female part)
1. Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.
• Noun
• a man or a boy
1. She attended a school where there were more males than females.
2. According to the study, males scored about the same as females.
3. The suspect was a white male aged about 30.
4. She referred to her husband's friends as “a bunch of clumsy males.”
• a male animal
1. The male of this species assists the female in feeding the young.
• a plant that does not produce seed or fruit