In English, lower case man (pl. men) refers to an adult human male (the term boy is the usual term for a human male child or adolescent). Although men typically have a male reproductive system, some intersex people with ambiguous genitals, and biologically female transgender people, may also be classified or self-identify as a "man".
The term manhood is used to refer to masculinity, the various qualities and characteristics attributed to men such as strength and male sexuality.
Read more about Man: Etymology, Age and Terminology, Biology and Gender, Masculinity, Culture and Gender Roles
Famous quotes containing the word man:
“Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (16471680)
“The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.”
—Germaine Greer (b. 1939)
“A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time hell give him sixpence. But the second time itll only be a threepenny bit. And if he sees him a third time, hell have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.”
—Bertolt Brecht (18981956)