male
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- pronunciation:
- meIl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When a person is male, he is a man or boy. A male person does not have babies. Animals that are male do not produce eggs and do not give birth to other animals. We also call something male if it has to do with men or boys or male animals.
Our male cat is very friendly to everyone, but our female cat is shy and likes only me and my sister. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A male is a person or animal that does not produce eggs or give birth to babies. A male can be a father to children.
The police believe that the thief is a male.- similar words:
- boy, buck, bull, father, gentleman, guy, man
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| related words: |
mate |
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