male vs female

male and female both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
male	Yes	Yes	No	No
female	Yes	Yes	No	No

male (noun)	female (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)	an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies	a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

male (adjective)	female (adjective)
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys	for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
characteristic of a man	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman