andro-

1. a combining form meaning “male,” used in the formation of compound words:

   androsterone.

andro-

combining_form

1. male; masculine

   androsterone

2. (in botany) stamen or anther

   androecium

Word History and Origins

Origin of andro-¹

< Greek andró ( s ), genitive of anḗr man; akin to Sanskrit nar-, Albanian njerí person, Latin Nero Nero

Word History and Origins

Origin of andro-¹

from Greek anēr (genitive andros ) man

Example Sentences

Billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, she opened the movie directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix wearing a white gown and singing in an aging theater the aria “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” from the opera “La Wally.”

From Seattle Times

Others lauded what Morris called Stewart’s “hyper-sexualized, left of andro” statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Billed as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, she opened the movie directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix wearing a white gown and singing in an aging theater the aria “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” from the opera “La Wally.”

From Seattle Times

Androgynous/“Andro” is a gender expression that has elements of both masculinity and femininity.

From Seattle Times

Andro Perez, 35, works at a smaller Amazon warehouse near JFK8, where a union vote is scheduled this month.

From Seattle Times