android

• androides (dated)

From New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). Note the form ἀνδρώδης (andrṓdēs, “manly”) already existed in Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, andr- +‎ -oid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

android (plural androids)

1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
2. An artificial human.

• robot

• gynoid, fembot

• cyborg

android (comparative more android, superlative most android)

1. Possessing human qualities.
2. (anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
3. Characteristic of men.

   Antonym: gynoid

   an android fat distribution

• Dinardo, Dorinda

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form, appearance”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): [ˈandroɪt]

android m anim

1. android

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”), ἀνδρός (andrós), + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form, appearance”). By surface analysis, andro- +‎ -id. First attested in 1830.[1]

• IPA^(key): /anˈdrɔ.it/

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• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: an‧dro‧id

android m animal

1. android

• android in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• android in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “android”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 35
• android in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Borrowed from French androïde. Equivalent to andro- +‎ -oid.

android m (plural androizi)

1. android