female

  • (a) 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
  • (s) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
    • female sensitiveness
    • female suffrage
    distaff,
  • (s) for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
    • the female lead in the play
    • a female chorus

Nouns

  • (n) an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  • (n) a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies female person,

Synonyms

distaff female person

Antonyms

male androgynous male person

See also

feminine

Words of close approximity

female aristocrat female body female bonding female chest female child female circumcision female genitalia female genital organ female genitals female horse female internal reproductive organ female mammal female monarch femaleness female offspring female parent female person female reproductive system female sibling