android
noun
an automaton in the form of a human being.
androids
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pluralof android.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Do androids dream of electric balls and strikes—plus some other questions on baseball’s Opening Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Andy joins the longer history of a franchise wherein the androids are often at odds with Isaac Asimov’s classic Three Laws of Robotics.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
Nobody thought to require children to be human, or to prevent androids from taking over kids’ “jobs.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
