ALL meanings of female
fe·male
F f - noun female biology 1
- noun female woman 1
- abbreviation FEMALE feminine 1
- noun female 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. 1
- noun female an organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells. 1
- noun female Botany. a pistillate plant. 1
- adjective female of, relating to, or being a female animal or plant. 1
- adjective female of, relating to, or characteristic of a female person; feminine: female suffrage; female charm. 1
- adjective female composed of females: a female readership. 1
- adjective female Botany. designating or pertaining to a plant or its reproductive structure that produces or contains elements requiring fertilization. (of seed plants) pistillate. 1
- adjective female Machinery. being or having a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits: a female plug. Compare male (def 5). 1
- noun female Of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes. 1
- adjective female Someone who is female is a woman or a girl. 0
- countable noun female Women and girls are sometimes referred to as females when they are being considered as a type. 0
- adjective female Female matters and things relate to, belong to, or affect women rather than men. 0
- countable noun female You can refer to any creature that can lay eggs or produce babies from its body as a female. 0
- countable noun female Female is also an adjective. 0
- adjective female A female flower or plant contains the part that will become the fruit when it is fertilized. 0
- adjective female of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) 0
- adjective female of, relating to, or characteristic of a woman 0
- adjective female for or composed of women or girls 0
- adjective female (of reproductive organs such as the ovary and carpel) capable of producing female gametes 0
- adjective female (of gametes such as the ovum) capable of being fertilized by a male gamete in sexual reproduction 0
- adjective female (of flowers) lacking, or having nonfunctional, stamens 0
- adjective female having an internal cavity into which a projecting male counterpart can be fitted 0
- noun female a female animal or plant 0
- noun female a woman or girl 0
- adjective female designating or of the sex that produces ova and bears offspring 0
- adjective female of, characteristic of, or suitable to members of this sex; feminine 0
- adjective female consisting of women or girls 0
- adjective female designating or having a hollow part shaped to receive a corresponding inserted part (called male) 0
- adjective female having pistils, archegonia, or oogonia and no stamens or antheridia 0
- adjective female designating or of a reproductive structure or part containing large gametes (eggs) that can be fertilized by smaller, motile gametes (sperms) 0
- adjective female designating or of any structure or part that produces fruit after it is fertilized 0
- noun female a female person; woman or girl 0
- noun female One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. 0
- adjective female Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs and/or has XX chromosomes. 0
- adjective female Belonging to the feminine gender (social category). 0
- adjective female (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender. 0
- adjective female (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. 0