female
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adjective \ˈfē-ˌmāl\Definition of FEMALE
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a (1) : of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs (2) : pistillate b (1) : composed of members of the female sex <the female population> (2) : characteristic of girls or women <composed for female voices> <a female name>
2
: having some quality (as gentleness) associated with the female sex
3
: designed with a hollow or groove into which a corresponding male part fits <the female coupling of a hose>
— fe·male·ness noun
See Examples of FEMALE
- Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.
- <female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men>
First Known Use of FEMALE
14th century
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Rhymes with FEMALE
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2female
nounDefinition of FEMALE
1
a : a female person : a woman or a girl b : an individual that bears young or produces large usually immobile gametes (as eggs) that are fertilized by small usually motile gametes of a male
2
: a pistillate plant
Examples of FEMALE
- She attended a school where there were more males than females.
- Females of this species weigh 8 to 10 pounds.
Origin of FEMALE
Middle English, alteration of femel, femelle, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French femele, from Medieval Latin femella, from Latin, girl, diminutive of femina
First Known Use: 14th century
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