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[[File:Male.png|thumb|220x220px|The male flag by queerflagswithbenton.]]
[[File:Man symbol.png|thumb|The male symbol. Unicode: U+2642 ♂]]
'''Male''', also known as '''man''', '''guy''', or '''boy''' (diminutive) is a [[gender]] which is part of the Western [[Binary Genders|gender binary]]. It is often associated with [[Masculine|masculinity]] and a connection to boyhood or masculinity (as defined in one's society).
Man is a term used for adults, while boy is used for children and teenagers. Guy is used as a casual word for men, typically younger men. Male can be used as an umbrella term for both men and boys, or is sometimes used as a synonym for man, however "male" can also be used to denote [[sex|sexual]] traits, and is typically not used in general conversation due to it being considered overly clinical/formal. "Man" and "boy" are generally used when referring to gender as opposed to "male". "Male" is sometimes also used to exclude transmasculine people. The word [[wergender]] was created to encompass all of the various words.
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