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female
('f/i/m/eI/l )

adjective (a)

  • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop(adj.all)
    Example:
    A female heir.
    Female holly trees bear the berries.
    Antonym:
    androgynous
    source: wordnet30
  • Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)(noun.animal)
    Antonym:
    male
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    female person
    Antonym:
    male, male person
    source: wordnet30
  • An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman(adj.all)
    Example:
    Female sensitiveness.
    Female suffrage.
    Synonym:
    distaff
    source: wordnet30
  • for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls(adj.all)
    Example:
    The female lead in the play.
    A female chorus.
    source: wordnet30
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