female

Meaning

Adj

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.

Noun

1. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
2. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
3. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
4. A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
5. A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.

Concepts

female

woman

feminine

girl

lady

wife

she

dame

queen

womanly

female person

dam

womanlike

pistillate

distaff

negative

doe

women

mistress

bride

ladylike

woman’s

femaleness

daughter

broad

sheila

outlet

point

socket

effeminacy

fertile

reproductive

filly

refined

well-bred

she-

petticoat

F

damsel

lunar

ladies

shade

chicken

get married

a woman

male

physicist

married woman

carpellary

carpellate

jade

powder-puff

female friend

girlfriend

adult female

bitch

hen

jenny-

goanna

cloudy

dark

hell

negative electricity

secret

shady

fair sex

feminine gender

female sex

sexual organs

paramour

her

maiden

brother’s wife

Frau

Miss

Mrs

Mrs.

Ms

Ms.

femme

little woman

madam

missus

old woman

signora

spouse

squaw

wifey

cricket

recessed

short

kangaroo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

Etymology

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).

Sentences

In another , the female subject could speak Bengali with a poor pronunciation .