female
(adjective) 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”
female
(adjective) for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; “the female lead in the play”; “a female chorus”
female, distaff
(adjective) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; “female sensitiveness”; “female suffrage”
female
(noun) an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
female, female person
(noun) a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
female (not generally comparable, comparative femaler or more female, superlative femalest or most female)
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
(grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
(figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]
• womanly, feminine
• (figurative: of pipes, etc): socket
• male; androgynous; intersex; non-binary
• (grammar): see feminine
female (plural females)
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
(sometimes offensive, see usage notes) A human member of the feminine sex or gender.
An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
(botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
Due to its zoological use, some find it dehumanizing to refer to women as "females", especially in non-technical contexts.
• girl; see also girl
• woman; see also woman
Source: Wiktionary
Fe"male, n. Etym: [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See Feminine.]
1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. The male and female of each living thing. Drayton.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
Fe"male, a.
1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak.
2. Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness. "Female usurpation.'b8 Milton. To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe the discovery of America. Belknap.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
