Definitions for female

Overview of noun female

The noun female has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (18) female

(an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))

2. (4) female, female person

(a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies)

Overview of adj female

The adj female has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (11) female

(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")

2. (3) female, distaff

(characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage")

3. female

(for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus")