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   female

   /ˈfiːmeɪl/

   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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › femaleFemale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEMALE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FEMALE definition: 1. belonging or relating to women or girls: 2. belonging or relating to the sex that can give…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › femaleFEMALE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Female definition: 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. .

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › femaleFemale - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop. “a female heir” “ female holly trees bear the berries” synonyms: egg-producing, young-bearing. capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring. pistillate. having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant.

6. 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.

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. 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.