fe·male
/ˈfēˌmāl/
adjective
of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes.
"a herd of female deer"
noun
a female animal or plant.
"females may lay several hundred eggs in two to four weeks"
synonyms: woman, adult female, lady, girl, lass, lassie, colleen, member of the fair sex, member of the fairer sex, the female of the species, bird, wife, wifie, gal, Jane, sister, sheila, Judy, dame, broad, frail, maid, maiden, damsel, demoiselle, gentlewoman
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7 days ago · The meaning of FEMALE is of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs. How to use female ...
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adjective · male · masculine · unfeminine · boyish · virile · manly · unwomanly · tomboyish · hoydenish · androgynous.
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or produce eggs: Female lions do not have manes.
German Low German: Seken (nds) n (animal). Malay: Jawi: ڤرمڤوان (of humans), بتينا (of animals and plants): Rumi: perempuan (ms) (of humans), betina (of animals ...