female

Adjective
  1. Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (synset 301481113)
    "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
    also: feminine - associated with women and not with men
    tells us about: gender, sex, sexuality - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    similar to:
    • female - for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
    • egg-producing, young-bearing - capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring
    • pistillate - having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
  2. Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (synset 301487758)
    "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
    similar to: feminine - associated with women and not with men
    same as: distaff
  3. For or pertaining to or composed of women or girls (synset 301481489)
    "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"
    similar to: female - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
Noun
  1. An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (synset 101323363)
    is a type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    subtypes:
    • 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
  2. A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (synset 109642198)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    has: female body - the body of a female human being
    same as: female person

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