Member
WordNet
noun
(1) The male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
(2) An external body part that projects from the body
"It is important to keep the extremities warm"
(3) An organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
"The library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"
"Canada is a member of the United Nations"
(4) One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization)
"Only members will be admitted"
"A member of the faculty"
"She was introduced to all the members of his family"
(5) Anything that belongs to a set or class
"Snakes are members of the class Reptilia"
"Members of the opposite sex"
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Etymology
From membre from membre from membrum "limb, body part" from . Akin to *mimz "meat, flesh", Crimean Gothic menus. Displaced native lim, limb "member, limb, joint" (from lim "limb, joint, main branch"), lith "limb, joint, member" (from liþ "limb, member, join, tip").
Noun
- One who officially belongs to a group.
- A limb.
- The penis.
- One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
- An element of a set.
- In object-oriented programming, a function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.