female synonyms

female

modif.

  1. Feminine

    womanly, womanlike, ladylike; see feminine 2.

  2. Belonging to the female sex

    oviparous, reproductive, fertile, childbearing, pistillate, pistil-bearing, of the female gender, distaff, ""more deadly than the male, '' she*.

    Antonyms masculine, male*, staminate.

female

n.

woman, lady, girl; see woman See syn. study at woman.

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