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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•male /ˈfimeɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Developmental Biologya person of the sex that bears young;
a girl or woman. - Developmental Biologyany organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells.
- Botanya plant having a pistil or pistils.
adj. - Developmental Biologyof, relating to, or being a female:a female mammal.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a girl or woman;
feminine:[before a noun]female wisdom. - made up of females:[before a noun]a wide female readership.
- Mechanical Engineeringhaving a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits:a female plug.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•male (fē′māl),USA pronunciation n. - Developmental Biologya 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. - Developmental Biologyan organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells.
- Plant Biology[Bot.]a pistillate plant.
adj. - Developmental Biologyof, pertaining to, or being a female animal or plant.
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a female person;
feminine:female suffrage; female charm. - composed of females:a female readership.
- [Bot.]
- Botanydesignating or pertaining to a plant or its reproductive structure that produces or contains elements requiring fertilization.
- Botany(of seed plants) pistillate.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]being or having a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits:a female plug.Cf. male (def. 5).
- Latin fēmella, diminutive of fēmina woman (see -elle); in Vulgar Latin developing the sense "female of an animal''
- Anglo-French, Old French femel(l)e
- Middle English, variant (by association with male) of femelle 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See woman.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –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.
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