Meaning
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Latin mās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”). Doublet of macho. Displaced native Old English wǣpned (“male”, literally “weaponed”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
femaleandrogynous
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles: