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female

611 1.0
A woman or girl who belongs to the sex that can have babies
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːmeɪl/
translation icon : mujer
  • But, you know, it says male and female created in his image.
  • males and females
  • more females
  • gender: female

You're maybe the one or two females there.

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Examples

  • We do have, we do have female teachers.

  • What advice would you give to females in high schools regarding English and their futures?

    Academic text (2011)
  • I want to be a black female cop in America.

  • "Am I supposed to take notes on every female I see and report to you?"

    Fiction book (1992)
  • What's your experience been trying to find female guests for your show?

  • And is that more likely the case for female than for male musicians?

  • So, yeah, because being a female in corrections is tough.

  • And this is the number of young that females were able to fledge.

  • Adults can survive for years without a blood meal, but a female will need to feed before fertilization.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The female bird built a nest in the tree to lay her eggs.

Synonyms

woman
vsfemale
1.0

Adult females considered together as a group

is defined by biological ability to bear offspring rather than social category

Antonyms

812 1.0

A human who belongs to the sex that does not bear children

Compounds

12 1.4

The shape and parts of a woman or girl

A woman who has an official job leading people in the police or army

3 9.9

Removal of any of the outer sexual parts of a girl or woman for cultural and religious reasons

female genitalia
  • Specialized
3 4.5

Parts on the outside of a woman's body used for sex and birth

1 3.9

Body parts in women and female animals that make eggs and support pregnancy

Close friendships that women form through shared activities

female genitals
  • Specialized
1 5.0

The outer sexual parts of a female body

A woman who rules a country, for example a queen

A female child of a person or animal, for example a daughter

A woman who has a child and cares for them

A woman from a high social class with a family title

The upper front part of a woman's body that holds her breasts

female genital organ
  • Specialized
4.9

The outer sex organs of a woman or girl, called the vulva

An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy

A person who was born female but identifies as a different gender

How Fertile

queen
  • Specialized
60 5.9
female
611 1.0
worker
  • Specialized
54 4.5

Surface Forms

female singular
females plural

Etymology

The word female comes from the Latin femina, which means 'woman'. It is the same root as feminine, so a female as a noun is a person who is a woman or who belongs to the sex that can have babies.