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n. (animal) | 1. female | an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa). |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ hen | female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster. |
| ~ dam | female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock. |
| ~ female mammal | animals that nourish their young with milk. |
| ~ filly | a young female horse under the age of four. |
n. (person) | 2. female, female person | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| ~ female offspring | a child who is female. |
| ~ female child, little girl, girl | a youthful female person.; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" |
| ~ foster-sister, foster sister | your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents. |
| ~ girl wonder | an extremely talented young female person. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| ~ woman | a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man.; "he was faithful to his woman" |
adj. | 3. female | 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" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ female | for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls.; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus" |
| ~ egg-producing, young-bearing | capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring. |
| ~ pistillate | having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant. |
| ~ feminine | associated with women and not with men.; "feminine intuition" |
adj. | 4. distaff, female | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" |
| ~ feminine | associated with women and not with men.; "feminine intuition" |
adj. | 5. female | for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls.; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus" |
| ~ female | 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" |
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