female
One of the female sex or genderOne of the female (feminine) sex or gender.: An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
» Tom has a lot female friends.
Tom hat viele Freundinnen. — wolfgangth
У Тома багато подруг. — deniko
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5 sensesOne of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
Weibchen, Weib, Weibchen
са́мкаsámka, са́мкаsámka, же́нщинаžénščina
сами́цяsamýcja, са́мкаsámka, жі́нкаžínka
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
A human of feminine gender; a girl or woman.
A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.
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
plural: femalesSynonyms
5 synonyms- a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies:female person