Female
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Female
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a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
an organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells.
of, relating to, or being a female animal or plant.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a female person; feminine: female suffrage; female charm.
composed of females: a female readership.
Botany . designating or pertaining to a plant or its reproductive structure that produces or contains elements requiring fertilization. (of seed plants) pistillate.
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First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, variant (by association with male ) of femelle, from Anglo-French female, femaile, femell, Old French femel(l)e, from Latin fēmella, diminutive of fēmina “woman” (see -elle ); in Vulgar Latin developing the sense “female of an animal”
1 . See woman . 4-7 . Female, feminine, effeminate are adjectives that describe women and girls or attributes and conduct culturally ascribed to them. Female, which is applied to plants and animals as well as to human beings, is a biological or physiological descriptor, classifying individuals on the basis of their potential or actual ability to produce offspring in bisexual reproduction. It contrasts with male in all uses: her oldest female relative; the female parts of the flower. Feminine refers essentially to qualities or behaviors deemed by a culture or society to be especially appropriate to or ideally associated with women and girls. In American and Western European culture, these have traditionally included features such as delicacy, gentleness, gracefulness, and patience: to dance with feminine grace; a feminine sensitivity to moods. Feminine is also, less frequently, used to refer to physical features: a lovely feminine figure; small, feminine hands. Effeminate is most often applied derogatorily to men or boys, suggesting that they have character or behavior traits culturally believed to be appropriate to women and girls rather than to men: an effeminate horror of rough play; an effeminate speaking style. See also womanly .
OTHER WORDS FROM female fe·male·ness, noun an·ti·fe·male, adjective un·fe·male, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH female female , feminine (see synonym study at the current entry)
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of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman female charm
for or composed of women or girls female suffrage ; a female choir
(of reproductive organs such as the ovary and carpel) capable of producing female gametes
(of gametes such as the ovum) capable of being fertilized by a male gamete in sexual reproduction
a female animal or plant derogatory a woman or girl
Derived forms of female femaleness , noun
C14: from earlier femelle (influenced by male ), from Latin fēmella a young woman, from fēmina a woman
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Of, relating to, or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
A member of the sex that produces ova or bears young.
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In organisms that reproduce sexually, being the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete (the male gamete) of the same species. The egg cells of higher animals and plants are female gametes.
Possessing or being a structure that produces only female gametes. The ovaries of humans are female reproductive organs. Female flowers possess only carpels and no stamens.
Having the genitalia or other structures typical of a female organism. Worker ants are female but sterile.
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Rakefet Russak-Aminoach was one of the sector’s rare female CEOs until June 2019 when she stepped down as CEO of Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank by market cap.
When a pregnant female mouse smells an unfamiliar male mouse, her body terminates the pregnancy, and she becomes able to conceive with the new male relatively quickly.
Last year, I wrote about why Wall Street’s big banks had never had a female CEO.
The studio, the lone major studio headed by a woman in Donna Langley, also led in female directors, writers and producers, as well as lead roles from underrepresented groups.
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Urban Dictionary: female
1 a (1) : of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs
In a field of milkweed, I watched a female monarch butterfly deposit a single egg on the underside of a leaf. — Tom Tyning A few months later, she became the highest paid female performer on the Great White Way. — Susannah McCorkle
(2) botany : having or producing only pistils or pistillate flowers
a female holly female inflorescences
b : having a gender identity that is the opposite of male
c : made up of usually adult members of the female sex : consisting of females the female workforce
d : characteristic of girls, women, or the female sex : exhibiting femaleness composed for female voices a female name
e : designed for or typically used by girls or women
a female glove
f : engaged in or exercised by girls or women
female suffrage female political power
g : having a quality (such as small size or delicacy of sound) sometimes associated with the female sex
female castanets
2 of a rhyme : having an unstressed final syllable : feminine sense 4b a female rhyme
3 : designed with a hollow or groove into which a corresponding male part fits
the female coupling of a hose
1 a : a female person : a woman or a girl
b : an individual of the sex that is typically capable of bearing young or producing eggs
: of or relating to the sex that can produce young or lay eggs
: having members who are all girls or women
: a woman or a girl : a female person
: an animal that can produce young or lay eggs : a female animal
: a plant that can produce seed or fruit : a female plant
1 : of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or lays eggs
2 : having a pistil but no stamens
a female plant
3 : of or characteristic of women or girls
2 : a person or animal that can bear young or lay eggs
3 : a plant with a pistil but no stamens
: an individual that bears young or produces eggs as distinguished from one that produces sperm especially : a woman or girl as distinguished from a man or boy
: of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs
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Definition of female (Entry 2 of 2)
In the 14th century, female appeared in English with such spellings as femel, femelle, and female. The word comes from the Latin femella, meaning “young woman, girl,” which in turn is based on femina, meaning “woman.” In English, the similarity in form and sound between the words female and male led people to use only the female spelling. This closeness also led to the belief that female comes from or is somehow related to male. However, apart from the influence of male on the modern spelling of female, there is no link between the origins of the two words.
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Middle English, alteration of femel, femelle , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French femele , from Medieval Latin femella , from Latin, girl, diminutive of femina
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