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   Fe·male

   /ˈfēˌmāl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes: "a herd of female deer"
   • ▪ relating to women or the female gender: "a female name"
   • ▪ (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens.
   • ▪ (of parts of machinery, fittings, etc.) manufactured hollow so that a corresponding male part can be inserted.

   noun

   • 1. a female animal or plant: "females may lay several hundred eggs in two to four weeks"
   • ▪ a female person; a woman or girl: "both males and females accumulate economic knowledge at a similar rate"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French femelle, from Latin femella, diminutive of femina ‘a woman’. The change in the ending was due to association with male, but the words male and female are not linked etymologically.

   Derivatives

   • 1. femaleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFEMALE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FEMALE definition: 1. belonging to or relating to women, or to the sex that can produce eggs or have babies: 2. a…. Learn more.

3. www.britannica.com › dictionary › femaleFemale Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of FEMALE. 1. a : of or relating to the sex that can produce young or lay eggs. a female bird/mammal/insect. female [= women] athletes. a study of female [= women's] sexuality. b [more female; most female] : characteristic of girls or women. a female [= feminine] voice/name.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFEMALE definition in American English | Collins English...

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   4 days ago · 1. adjective. Someone who is female is a woman or a girl. ...a sixteen-piece dance band with a female singer. Synonyms: womanlike, woman, lady More Synonyms of female. 2. adjective [ADJ n] Female matters and things relate to, belong to, or affect women rather than men. ...female infertility. 3. countable noun.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfemale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of female adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FemaleFemale - Wikipedia

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   [1] An organism 's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. [2] [3] [4] A female has larger gametes than a male.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › femaleFemale - definition of female by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. a. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young. b. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals: female hormones; female fashions. c. Consisting of members of this sex. See Usage Note at lady. 2. Of or denoting the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › female_nfemale, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the word female mean? There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word female, three of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. female has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.