Male Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...

, in biology, is the half of a sex system that produces sperm cells. *

Male plant Plant reproductive morphology is the study of the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction. Among all living organisms, flowers, which are the reproductive st ...

, a plant that gives rise to male gametophytes Male may also refer to:

Gender

* Male, the

gender Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender identity. Most cultures u ...

of men and boys **

Man A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromos ...

, a male adult **

Boy A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is "a ...

, a young male person, usually a child or adolescent **

Masculinity Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

, attributes associated with men and boys

Art and entertainment

* ''Male'' (film), a 2015 Indian film * ''Male'' (Foetus album), a 1992 live album by Foetus * ''Male'' (Natalie Imbruglia album), a 2015 studio album by Natalie Imbruglia * , a German band * ''

Il Male ''Il Male'' (meaning ''Evil'' in English) was an Italian satirical magazine published in Rome, Italy, between 1978 and 1982. History and profile ''Il Male'' was first published in February 1978 as a biweekly tabloid format political satire magaz ...

'', an Italian satirical magazine published in Italy between 1978 and 1982

Places

Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...

, the capital of the Maldives ** Malé Island, the island the city is on **

Malé Atoll Kaafu Atoll is an administrative atoll in the Republic of Maldives. It consists of two separate atolls: North Malé Atoll and South Malé Atoll. Together with smaller geographic atolls of Kaashidhoo Island and Gaafaru, the group forms the admini ...

, the atoll the island is in * Malé, Italy, a municipality in the province of Trento, Italy * Małe, Łódź Voivodeship, a village in central Poland * Małe, Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in northern Poland *

Mâle, Orne Mâle () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Val-au-Perche.

, a village in France *

Male, Belgium Male is a former hamlet and today a quarter in the east of Sint-Kruis, a suburb of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The hamlet, which retains its small historic center, clusters around Male Castle Maele Castle, Bruges Maele Castle ( nl, Grafelijk ...

, a quarter in Bruges * Male, Vikramgad, a village in Maharashtra, India * Male (woreda), a woreda in Ethiopia * Males, Crete, a village in Greece * Maleš (mountain), a mountain in Bulgaria and North Macedonia * Male, Mauritania, a town in Mauritania

People named ''Male''

* Male (surname) (including a list of people with the name) *

Male Rao Holkar Shrimant Subhedar Male Rao Holkar II Bahadur (1745 – 5 April 1767), belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas was the Maharaja of Indore (r.1766 – 1767). He was the only son of Khande Rao Holkar Bahadur, and his mother was Ahilya Bai H ...

(1745–1767), Maharaja of Indore * The Malês, as in the

Malê revolt Male, in biology, is the half of a sex system that produces sperm cells. * Male plant, a plant that gives rise to male gametophytes Male may also refer to: Gender * Male, the gender of men and boys ** Man, a male adult ** Boy, a young male person ...

* Male Sa'u (born 1987), Japanese professional rugby union footballer

Other uses

Masculine gender In linguistics, grammatical gender system is a specific form of noun class system, where nouns are assigned with gender categories that are often not related to their real-world qualities. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all nouns ...

, in languages with grammatical gender * Male connector, in hardware and electronics * Male language, several languages *

Maale people The Maale people (also spelled Male; pronounced /ˈmɑːli/), are a small ethnic group of approximately 95,000 located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region at the border between north and south Omo of Ethiopia Ethiopia ...

, an ethnic group of Ethiopia *

Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle A medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle flies at an altitude window of 10,000 to 30,000 feet (3,000–9,000 m) for extended durations of time, typically 24 to 48 hours.https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/products/falco-xplorer This ...

, an unmanned aerial vehicle * ''malE'', a bacterial gene encoding

maltose-binding protein Maltose-binding protein (MBP) is a part of the maltose/maltodextrin system of ''Escherichia coli'', which is responsible for the uptake and efficient catabolism of maltodextrins. It is a complex regulatory and transport system involving many pro ...

Gender

Art and entertainment

Places

People named ''Male''

Other uses

See also