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male vs male offspring

male offspring vs male

male and male offspring both are nouns.

male is an adjective but male offspring is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
male Yes Yes No No
male offspring Yes No No No
As nouns, male offspring is a hyponym of male; that is, male offspring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than male:
  • male: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  • male offspring: a child who is male
male (noun) male offspring (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) a child who is male
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
male (adjective) male offspring (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
Difference between male and male offspring

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