female
/ˈfiː.meɪl/ adjective A2- Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. · female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.) · stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex. · the female chromosome· estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males
- Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
- Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
Comparative femaler · Superlative femalest
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For your sake,” turning to Charlotte, “I am glad of it; but otherwise I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line.
Why, it means that the writer was going to put the female name Rachel, but was disturbed before he or she had time to finish.
Lynde says they’ve never had a female teacher in Avonlea before and she thinks it is a dangerous innovation.
She said there might be female ministers in the States and she believed there was, but thank goodness we hadn’t got to that stage in Canada yet and she hoped we never would.
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