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male vs boy

boy vs male

male and boy both are nouns.

male is an adjective but boy is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
male Yes Yes No No
boy Yes No No No
As nouns, boy is a hyponym of male; that is, boy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than male:
  • male: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  • boy: a youthful male person
Other hyponyms of male include boy wonder, blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad, foster-brother, foster brother, macho, male child, male offspring, man-child, adult male, man, man, man, mother's son, sirrah, sunbae.
male (noun) boy (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) a youthful male person
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
a male human offspring
male (adjective) boy (adjective)
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characteristic of a man
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