Male — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈeɪl/.

Examples

a male infant
a male holly tree
a deep male voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

manful manly virile male person manlike

Antonyms

female androgynous

Parts of Speech

noun	an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
noun	a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
noun	the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
adjective	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation “a male infant”
adjective	characteristic of a man “a deep male voice”
adjective	for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys “the male lead”

Word Forms

male	adjective	characteristic of a man
maleness	noun	the properties characteristic of the male sex
male	noun	a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
manfulness	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
man	noun	an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
manliness	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
virility	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

männlich

ein Tier, das Gameten (Spermien) produziert, die weibliche Gameten (Eizellen) befruchten können

🇫🇷French

mâle

un animal qui produit des gamètes (spermatozoïdes) qui peuvent féconder des gamètes femelles (ovules)

🇪🇸Spanish

masculino

un animal que produce gametos (espermatozoides) que pueden fertilizar gametos femeninos (óvulos)

🇮🇹Italian

maschio

un animale che produce gameti (spermatozoi) che possono fecondare i gameti femminili (ovuli)

🇳🇱Dutch

mannelijk

een dier dat gameten (spermatozoa) produceert die vrouwelijke gameten (eicellen) kunnen bevruchten

🇵🇹Portuguese

macho

um animal que produz gametas (espermatozóides) que podem fertilizar gametas femininos (óvulos)

🇷🇺Russian

мужской

животное, производящее гаметы (сперматозоиды), которые могут оплодотворять женские гаметы (яйцеклетки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुरुष

एक जानवर जो युग्मक (शुक्राणु) पैदा करता है जो मादा युग्मक (ओवा) को निषेचित कर सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পুরুষ

একটি প্রাণী যা গ্যামেট (শুক্রাণুজোয়া) উত্পাদন করে যা মহিলা গ্যামেট (ওভা) নিষিক্ত করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆண்

பெண் கேமட்களை (ஓவா) உரமாக்கக்கூடிய கேமட்களை (விந்தணுக்கள்) உருவாக்கும் விலங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పురుషుడు

ఆడ గేమేట్‌లను (ఓవా) ఫలదీకరణం చేయగల గామేట్‌లను (స్పెర్మాటోజోవా) ఉత్పత్తి చేసే జంతువు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरुष

एक प्राणी जो गेमेट्स (शुक्राणु) तयार करतो जो मादी गेमेट्स (ओवा) सुपिकता करू शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુરૂષ

એક પ્રાણી જે ગેમેટ્સ (સ્પર્મેટોઝોઆ) ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે જે સ્ત્રી ગેમેટ્સ (ઓવા) ને ફળદ્રુપ કરી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುರುಷ

ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಗ್ಯಾಮೆಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು (ಓವಾ) ಫಲವತ್ತಾಗಿಸುವ ಗ್ಯಾಮೆಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು (ಸ್ಪೆರ್ಮಟೊಜೋವಾ) ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരുഷൻ

പെൺ ഗേമറ്റുകളെ (ഓവ) ബീജസങ്കലനം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഗേമറ്റുകൾ (ബീജം) ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മൃഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰਦ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜੋ ਗਾਮੇਟਸ (ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰਾਣੂਜੋਆ) ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਮਾਦਾ ਗੇਮੇਟਸ (ਓਵਾ) ਨੂੰ ਖਾਦ ਪਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرد

ایک ایسا جانور جو گیمیٹس (سپماٹوزوا) پیدا کرتا ہے جو مادہ گیمیٹس (اووا) کو کھاد کر سکتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

男性

产生可以使雌配子（卵子）受精的配子（精子）的动物

🇯🇵Japanese

男

雌の配偶子（卵子）を受精させることができる配偶子（精子）を生成する動物

🇰🇷Korean

남성

암컷 배우자(난자)와 수정될 수 있는 배우자(정자)를 생산하는 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nam giới

một động vật tạo ra giao tử (tinh trùng) có thể thụ tinh cho giao tử cái (ova)

🇹🇭Thai

ชาย

สัตว์ที่ผลิตเซลล์สืบพันธุ์ (สเปิร์ม) ที่สามารถปฏิสนธิเซลล์สืบพันธุ์เพศหญิง (ไข่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pria

hewan yang menghasilkan gamet (spermatozoa) yang dapat membuahi gamet betina (ovum)

🇵🇭Filipino

lalaki

isang hayop na gumagawa ng gametes (spermatozoa) na maaaring magpataba ng mga babaeng gametes (ova)

🇲🇾Malay

lelaki

haiwan yang menghasilkan gamet (spermatozoa) yang boleh menyuburkan gamet betina (ova)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذكر

حيوان ينتج الأمشاج (الحيوانات المنوية) التي يمكنها تخصيب الأمشاج الأنثوية (البويضات)

🇮🇷Persian

مرد

حیوانی که گامت (اسپرماتوزوا) تولید می کند که می تواند گامت ماده (تخمک) را بارور کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

erkek

dişi gametleri (yumurta) dölleyebilen gametler (spermatozoa) üreten bir hayvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָכָר

בעל חיים שמייצר גמטות (זרעונים) שיכולים להפרות גמטות נשיות (ביציות)

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The primary meaning of 'male' is 'an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)'.

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Using 'male' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'male' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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