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male vs man-child

man-child vs male

male and man-child both are nouns.

male is an adjective but man-child is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
male Yes Yes No No
man-child Yes No No No
As nouns, man-child is a hyponym of male; that is, man-child is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than male:
  • male: a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  • man-child: a child who is male
Other hyponyms of male include boy wonder, blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad, foster-brother, foster brother, macho, boy, male child, male offspring, adult male, man, man, man, mother's son, sirrah, sunbae.
male (noun) man-child (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) man-child (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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