male
adj 1: (biology) 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" [ant: {female}, {androgynous}]
2: for or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "masculine
attire"
3: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
[syn: {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}, {virile}]
n 1: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can
fertilize female gametes (ova) [ant: {female}]
2: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
[syn: {male person}] [ant: {female}]
3: the capital of Maldives on Male island in the center of the
islands [syn: {Male}]