FEMALE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
   Hypernyms(s) female is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • animal (what does animal mean?)
   • animate being (what does animate being mean?)
   • beast (what does beast mean?)
   • brute (what does brute mean?)
   • creature (what does creature mean?)
   • fauna (what does fauna mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • male (what does male mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hen (what does hen mean?)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
   Synonym(s)
   • female person (what does female person mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) female is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • male (what does male mean?)
   • male person (what does male person mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • female offspring (what does female offspring mean?)
   • female child (what does female child mean?)
   • girl (what does girl mean?)
   • little girl (what does little girl mean?)
   • foster-sister (what does foster-sister mean?)
   • girl wonder (what does girl wonder mean?)
   • woman (what does woman mean?)
   • adult female (what does adult female mean?)
   • woman (what does woman mean?)

FEMALE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
   Usage Example(s)
   • a female heir
   • female holly trees bear the berries
   Antonym(s)
   • androgynous (what does androgynous mean?)
   • male (what does male mean?)
   Similar To
   • egg-producing(a) (what does egg-producing(a) mean?)
   • young-bearing(a) (what does young-bearing(a) mean?)
   • pistillate (what does pistillate mean?)
   See Also
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • sex (what does sex mean?)
   • gender (what does gender mean?)
   • sexuality (what does sexuality mean?)
2. Meaning
   • for or composed of women or girls
   Usage Example(s)
   • the female lead in the play
   • a female chorus
   Similar To
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
   Synonym(s)
   • distaff (what does distaff mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • female sensitiveness
   • female suffrage
   Similar To
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)