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female

/ˈfiː.meɪl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Female means: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop.

Synonyms for female11

noun, as in a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

female person

adjective, as in being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

egg-producing, young-bearing, pistillate, feminine

adjective, as in characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

distaff, feminine

also used for female

socket, womanly, menstruator, vagina-owner, vagina owner

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Opposites of female

androgynous, male

What does female mean?5

adjective

1

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop“a female heir”

2

characteristic of or peculiar to a woman“female sensitiveness”

3

for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls“the female lead in the play”

noun

1

a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

2

an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Female in a sentence

  • The boy has four rabbits, two male and two female ones.carlosalberto
  • Laika, a female dog, was the first animal to be launched into orbit.Hybrid
  • For every given male character, there is a female version of that character.Ooneykcall
  • In some species of animals, the female is dominant over the male.patgfisher
  • In this game, female characters wear boob armour.sabretou
  • A female bear could be very dangerous, especially when her cubs are around.OsoHombre
  • I could just as easily say that among elephants, the female wears the trousers.maaster
  • To win access to a female, these male giraffes need to fight.Amastan

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Forms of female

as a noun

plural
females

as a adjective

comparative
femaler
superlative
femalest