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1. (n.) female
a person of the sex whose cell nuclei contain two
2. female
any organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells.
3. female
a plant having a pistil or pistils.
4. (adj.) female
of, pertaining to, or being a female:
female organs; a female mammal.
5. female
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a girl or woman; feminine:
female wisdom.
6. female
composed of females:
a female readership.
7. female
designating or pertaining to a plant or the reproductive structure of a plant that produces or contains elements capable of being fertilized.
8. female
(of seed plants) pistillate.
9. female
being or having a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits: a female plug.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME, var. (by assoc. with male ) of femelle < AF, OF femel(l)e < L fēmella, dim. of fēmina woman (see -elle ))
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| Definition of 'Female' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) female
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
2. (adj) female, female person
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
3. (adj) female
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"
4. (adj) female, distaff
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
"female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
5. (adj) female
for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
"the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"
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1. (adjective) female
relating to the sex that produces eggs
one male and two female kittens; Both police officers were female.
2. female
(of plants) producing fruit
***The male pollinates the female.
3. (noun) female
a female person or animal
Is the turtle a male or female?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Female
belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male
2. (adj) Female
belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness
3. (adj) Female
having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization
4. (noun) Female
an individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova
5. (noun) Female
a plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant
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Sense: (a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc
a female blackbird; the female of the species.
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 Afrikaans: vrou, vroulik, wyfie |
 Arabic: أُنْثى |
 Bulgarian: от женски пол |
 Brazilian: fêmea |
 Czech: žena; ženský; samice; sam |
 German: weiblich |
 Danish: kvindelig; af hunkøn; hun |
 Greek: θηλυκό(ς) |
 Spanish: hembra |
 Estonian: emas-, emane |
 Farsi: جنس مونث؛ ماده |
 Finnish: naaras |
 French: femelle |
 Hebrew: נְקֵבָה |
 Hindi: स्त्री जाति, स्त्री सबंधी |
 Croatian: žena, ženka |
 Hungarian: nő(stény) |
 Indonesian: betina |
 Icelandic: kvendÿr; kona |
 Italian: femmina |
 Japanese: 女 (の) |
 Korean: 여성, 암컷 |
 Lithuanian: moteris, patelė |
 Latvian: sieviete; mātīte; sievieš |
 Malay: perempuan |
 Dutch: vrouwtje |
 Norwegian: kvinne, hunn; kvinne-, hu |
 Polish: kobieta, samica,żeński |
 Persian: جنس مونث؛ ماده |
 Pashto: ښځينه، دښځى، (ګر) موْنت |
 Portuguese: fêmea |
 Romanian: femelă |
 Russian: женщина; самка |
 Slovak: samica; samičí |
 Slovenian: samica; samičji |
 Serbian: ženski |
 Swedish: kvinna, hona; av honkön |
 Thai: เพศหญิง; เพศเมีย |
 Turkish: dişi (insan, hayvan, Vb.) |
 Taiwanese: 女性，雌性動物，女的，母的，雌的 |
 Ukrainian: жінка; жіночої статі |
 Urdu: مادہ |
 Vietnamese: đàn bà; con vật giống cái |
 Chinese: 女子，雌性动物，女性的，雌的 |
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