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female

/ female /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Opposites:
male
Type of:
animal animate being beast
Kinds of:
hen dam
noun Sense 2
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Opposites:
male male person
Type of:
person individual someone
Kinds of:
female offspring female child girl little girl foster-sister
adjective Sense 3
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
"a female heir"
"female holly trees bear the berries"
Similar:
egg-producing(a) young-bearing(a) pistillate
Opposites:
androgynous male
See also:
feminine
Domain:
biology biological science
adjective satellite Sense 4
for or composed of women or girls
"the female lead in the play"
"a female chorus"
Similar:
feminine
adjective satellite Sense 5
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
"female sensitiveness"
"female suffrage"
Similar:
feminine
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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animal animate being beast hen dam male person individual someone female offspring female child girl