Noun
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a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
- female person -
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Adjective
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for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
"the female lead in the play"
"a female chorus"
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characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
"female sensitiveness"
"female suffrage"
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being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
"a female heir"
"female holly trees bear the berries"