male in English: Belonging to the sex that cannot have babies. A man or a boy is male. (adjective)

Translation

Belonging to the sex that cannot have babies. A man or a boy is male.

Word origin

From Old French masle, from Latin masculus, meaning a little man.

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"Male" is used for animals as well as people.

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Here "male" describes the people, so it comes after the verb.

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"Male" is the opposite of "female".

man

An adult male human being.

boy

A male child, or a young male person.

female

Belonging to the sex that can have babies or lay eggs. A woman or a girl is female.

father

A man who has a child; a male parent.

woman

An adult female person.

sexual

Connected with sex, or connected with being male or female.

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