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.
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Famous quotes containing the word man:
“Much ado there was, God wot,
He would love and she would not.
She said, never man was true;
He said, none was false to you.”
—Nicholas Breton (1542–1626)
“Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“Every man seeks for truth, but God only knows who has found it.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)