English dictionary
female
adjectivePronunciation
ˈfiː.meɪl
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
adjective
- for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
adjective
- characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
noun
- an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
noun
- a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Example sentences
a female heir
female holly trees bear the berries
the female lead in the play
a female chorus
female sensitiveness
female suffrage