male
adj 1: 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 in the center of the islands