Female definition
A female organism.
noun
A woman or girl.
noun
Designating or of the sex that produces ova and bears offspring.
adjective
A female person; woman or girl.
noun
A female is defined as a person of the sex that produces eggs and can bear young.
Julia Roberts is an example of a female.
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The definition of female is something related to the sex that produces an egg and that can bear children, or the part of a machine, tool or fitting that is hollow so that the male end of the tool can be inserted.
Dresses are an example of something that would be described as female clothing.
The threaded opening that the protruding male end of a hose sticks into is an example of the female end of the hose.
adjective
Designating or having a hollow part shaped to receive a corresponding inserted part (called male)
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or suitable to members of this sex; feminine.
adjective
Consisting of women or girls.
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Possessing or being a structure that produces only female gametes. The ovaries of humans are female reproductive organs. Female flowers possess only carpels and no stamens.
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Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs, which in humans and most other mammals is typically the one which has XX chromosomes; belonging to the sex which has larger gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made).
adjective
- A human member of the feminine sex or gender.
- An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
- (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
noun
In organisms that reproduce sexually, being the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete (the male gamete) of the same species. The egg cells of higher animals and plants are female gametes.
adjective
A woman or girl.
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Belonging to the feminine (social) gender; identifying one's gender as feminine (see gender identity).
adjective
Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
adjective
Having the genitalia or other structures typical of a female organism. Worker ants are female but sterile.
adjective
Of or denoting the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.
adjective
Designed to receive or fit around a complementary male part, as a slot or receptacle.
The female end of an extension cord.
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Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals.
Female hormones; female fashions.
adjective
Consisting of members of this sex.
adjective
Designating an organ, such as a pistil or ovary, that functions in producing seeds after fertilization.
adjective
Bearing pistils but not stamens; pistillate.
Female flowers.
adjective
Having pistils, archegonia, or oogonia, but no stamens or antheridia.
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Designating or of a reproductive structure or part containing large gametes (eggs) that can be fertilized by smaller, motile gametes (sperms)
adjective
Designating or of any structure or part that produces fruit after it is fertilized.
adjective
A female animal or plant.
noun
Relating to or denoting the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete. Used of anisogamous organisms.
adjective
Relating to or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
adjective
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Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals.
Female hormones; female fashions.
adjective
Consisting of members of this sex.
adjective
Designating an organ, such as a pistil or ovary, that functions in producing seeds after fertilization.
adjective
Bearing pistils but not stamens; pistillate.
Female flowers.
adjective
A female organism.
noun
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A female organism.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
female
Plural:
femalesOrigin of female
- Middle English alteration (influenced by male male) of femelle from Old French from Latin fēmella diminutive of fēmina woman dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary