female
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs, or to the gender which is…Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
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» Tom has a lot female friends.
Tom hat viele Freundinnen. — wolfgangth
У Тома багато подруг. — deniko
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5 senses(not comparable, usually)Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male
weiblich
же́нскийžénskij
жіно́чийžinóčyj
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
(not comparable, usually)Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
(not comparable, usually)Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
the female chromosome
estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males
(not comparable, usually)Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
(figuratively, not comparable, usually)Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
Examples
500 sentencesTom has a lot female friends.
У Тома багато подруг. — deniko
deTom hat viele Freundinnen. — wolfgangth
Was the victim male or female?
Якої статі була жертва? — deniko
ruКакого пола был погибший? — Karok
I have a female cat.
У мене є кішка. — deniko
ruУ меня есть кошка. — sharptoothed
Is that dog male or female?
deIst dieser Hund männlich oder weiblich? — cost
Tom doesn't have any female friends.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femele, from Old French femeleFrom Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femele, from Old French femele, femelle (“female”), from Medieval Latin fēmella (“a female”), from Latin fēmella (“a girl, a young female, a young woman”), diminutive of fēmina (“a woman”). The English spelling and pronunciation were remodelled under the influence of male, which is otherwise not etymologically related. Contrast woman, which is etymologically built on man (as in, “person”).
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Forms
femaler/more female, femalest/most female| Comparative | femaler / more female Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | femalest / most female Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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