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female
adjective
noun
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
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ˈfiː.meɪl
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adjective
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
“a female heir”
adjective
for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
“the female lead in the play”
adjective
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
“female sensitiveness”
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
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a female heir
female holly trees bear the berries
the female lead in the play
a female chorus
female sensitiveness
female suffrage
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