male vs sire
sire vs malemale and sire both are nouns.
male is an adjective but sire is not an adjective.
male is not a verb while sire is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| male | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| sire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
sire is a hyponym of
male; that is, sire is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
male:
- male: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- sire: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
| male (noun) | sire (noun) |
|---|---|
| an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse |
| a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies | the founder of a family |
| a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority |
| male (adjective) | sire (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 |
| male (verb) | sire (verb) |
|---|---|
| make (offspring) by reproduction |
Words related to "male"
- adult male
- androgynous
- animal
- animate being
- antheral
- beast
- biological science
- biology
- blighter
- bloke
- boy
- boy wonder
- brute
- bullock
- chap
- colt
- creature
- cuss
- fauna
- fella
- feller
- fellow
- female
- foster brother
- foster-brother
- gender
- gent
- individual
- lad
- macho
- male
- male body
- male child
- male horse
- male offspring
- male person
- maleness
- man
- man-child
- manful
- manlike
- manly
- masculine
- mortal
- mother's son
- person
- phallic
- priapic
- sex
- sexuality
- sire
- sirrah
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- staminate
- steer
- sunbae
- virile
- young-begetting
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