fe·male·ness
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Medical Definition of femaleness
: the qualities (as of form, physiology, or behavior) that distinguish an individual that produces large usually immobile gametes from one that produces spermatozoa or spermatozoids
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“Femaleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/femaleness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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