The difference between Distaff and Male
When used as nouns, distaff means a device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. a traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist, whereas male means a human member of the masculine sex or gender.
When used as adjectives, distaff means of, relating to, or characteristic of women, whereas male means belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Distaff and Male
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Distaff as a noun:
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
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Distaff as a noun:
The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
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Distaff as a noun:
Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
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Distaff as a noun:
A race for female horses only.
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Distaff as a noun:
A woman, or women considered as a group.
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Distaff as an adjective:
Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
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Distaff as an adjective:
Of the maternal side of a family.
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Male as an adjective:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples:
"male writers'', ''the leading male and female singers'', ''a male bird feeding a seed to a female'', ''in bee colonies, all drones are male'', ''intersex male patients"
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Male as an adjective:
Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}
Examples:
"stereotypically male interests'', ''an insect with typically male coloration"
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Male as an adjective:
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Examples:
"the male chromosome''; ''like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"
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Male as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'masculine'):
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
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Male as an adjective (figuratively):
Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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Male as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive):
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A human member of the masculine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that has testes. A plant of the masculine sex.