English to English
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.
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)source: wordnet30
- a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies(noun.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.
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