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female
[ fee-meyl ]
adjective
- having or relating to a gender identity that corresponds to a complex, variable set of social and cultural roles, traits, and behaviors assigned to people of the sex that typically produces egg cells.
- Biology. of, relating to, or being an animal or human of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells during reproduction.
- Botany. designating or relating to a plant or its reproductive structure that produces or contains elements requiring fertilization.
- Botany. (of seed plants) pistillate.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a female person; feminine: female charm.
female suffrage;
female charm.
- comprising female people:
a female readership.
- Machinery. being or having a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits: Compare male ( def 5 ).
a female plug.
noun
- a female person.
- Biology. an animal, plant, or plant structure of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells during reproduction.
female
/ ˈfiːmeɪl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman
female charm
- for or composed of women or girls
female suffrage
a female choir
- (of reproductive organs such as the ovary and carpel) capable of producing female gametes
- (of gametes such as the ovum) capable of being fertilized by a male gamete in sexual reproduction
- (of flowers) lacking, or having nonfunctional, stamens
- having an internal cavity into which a projecting male counterpart can be fitted
a female thread
noun
- a female animal or plant
- a woman or girl
female
/ fē′māl′ /
Adjective
- In organisms that reproduce sexually, being the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete (the male gamete) of the same species. The egg cells of higher animals and plants are female gametes.
- Possessing or being a structure that produces only female gametes. The ovaries of humans are female reproductive organs. Female flowers possess only carpels and no stamens.
- Having the genitalia or other structures typical of a female organism. Worker ants are female but sterile.
Noun
- A female organism.
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- ˈfemaleness, noun
Other Words From
- fe·male·ness noun
- an·ti·fe·male adjective
- un·fe·male adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of female1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She served 14 months in HMP Bronzefield - the largest prison in Europe for female offenders - before being released on licence, meaning even though she’s been freed she must stick to a set of rules for the remainder of her sentence.
Another popular hashtag they use is “address book,” a near homonym for “homosexual” in Chinese, which has also spawned the offshoot keywords “female notebook” or “male notebook.”
Lotta, a female fox, has sound sensitivities and chooses not to tell her friends she has autism.
When she gets sworn in next month, she will become the first L.A. council member of Filipino heritage and District 14’s first female and first LGBTQ+ representative.
As Barack Obama explained when the military first opened up combat roles for women, the urban and guerrilla nature of most modern warfare means that female service members were already "in a war theater" and "at great risk."
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