-andry

1. a combining form occurring in nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -androus:

   polyandry.

-andry

combining form

1. indicating number of husbands

   polyandry

Word History and Origins

Origin of -andry¹

< Greek -andria. See andr-, -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of -andry¹

from Greek -andria, from anēr man

Example Sentences

Now that he’s free, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, 40, said he wondered every day of his time in prison whether he’d ever hold his mother in his arms again.

From Salon

Victims of this propaganda campaign — an effort to parade brown bodies before Fox News’ prime-time audience — included Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay man, hairstylist and asylum-seeker who was determined to be a vicious gang member based solely on a pair of tattoos dedicated to his mother and father.

From Salon

“He would tell me … that he’s going to help us and that he would make his dream come true to have his own salon,” Andry’s mother, Alexis Romero, said in a recent interview.

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Melissa Shepard, legal services director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center, told Salon that her organization began representing Andry on a pro bono basis in December 2024.

From Salon

No one has spoken to Andry since March 14; not his family, not his legal team.

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When To Use

What does -andry mean?

The combining form -andry is used like a suffix to indicate the noun form of adjectives ending in -androus, meaning “male.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.In terms from botany, -andry is used to specifically indicate the state of having a number or type of stamens, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower. In some terms, such as polyandry, the form is used to indicate practices around having a husband.The form -andry comes from Greek -andría, essentially meaning “male.” This suffix, in turn, derives from Greek anḗr, “man.”What are variants of -andry?While -andry doesn’t have any variants, it is related to other combining forms: andro-, andr-, and -androus. Want to know more? Check out our Words that Use articles for each form.