female

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
2. Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
3. Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
4. Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
5. Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
6. Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

vrouwelijk

Mw.

wijfjesdier

female person

woman’s

married woman

a woman

female friend

female sex

Frau

Miss

powder-puff

Ms.

adult female

negative electricity

brother’s wife

sexual organs

jenny-

feminine gender

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₁néh₂ Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -la Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English female From Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femele, from Old French femele, femelle (“female”), from Medieval Latin fēmella (“a female”), from Latin fēmella (“a girl, a young female, a young woman”), diminutive of fēmina (“a woman”). The English spelling and pronunciation were remodelled under the influence of male, which is otherwise not etymologically related. Contrast woman, which is etymologically built on man (as in person).

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