he
noun/hiː/
/hiː/
- [singular] (informal) a male
- What a nice dog—is it a he or a she?
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- he-(in compound nouns) a male animal
- a he-goat
Word OriginOld English he, hē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hij.
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