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- DictionaryFe·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"
noun
- 1. a female animal or plant: "females may lay several hundred eggs in two to four weeks"
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 in a sentence. Did you know?
female. noun [ C ] us / ˈfiː.meɪl / uk / ˈfiː.meɪl /. B2. a female animal: The kitten was actually a female, not a male. mainly formal. used to refer to a woman or girl, or used to refer to any person whose sex is female: The study participants included 350 males and 250 females.
having or relating to a gender identity that corresponds to a complex, variable set of social and cultural roles, traits, and behaviors assigned to people of the sex that typically produces egg cells.
feminine. associated with women and not with men. adjective. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls. “the female lead in the play”. “a female chorus”. noun. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) see more.
female, which is applied to plants and animals as well as to human beings, is a biological or physiological descriptor, classifying individuals on the basis of their potential or actual ability to produce offspring in bisexual reproduction.
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.
Definition of female adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
