maschio

Definitions of maschio
  1. noun
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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    antonyms:
    femmina
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
    examples:
    adamo
    (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
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    compagnone
    a boy or man
    adolescente, giovincello, giovinetto, maschietto, ragazzo, sbarbatello, scugnizzo, teen ager
    a youthful male person
    uomo
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    uomo
    a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
    chierichetto, chierico
    a boy serving as an acolyte
    bello, boy, boy-friend, moroso, ragazzo
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    bellimbusto, cavalier servente, cicisbeo, damerino, dandy, vagheggino, zerbinotto
    a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    eunuco
    a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
    cavaliere, gentiluomo, gentleman, signore
    a man of refinement
    allievo, alunno, collegiale, scolaro
    a boy attending school
    figlio, figliolo
    a male human offspring
    fusto, macho
    a man who is virile and sexually active
    vedovo
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
    amatore, dongiovanni, donnaiolo, donnaiuolo, farfallone, mandrillo, play boy
    a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
    giovane
    a teenager or a young adult male
    type of:
    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
  2. noun
    an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
    synonyms: femmina
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