female
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1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal)
hyponym | : | hen, |
definition | : | female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | dam, |
definition | : | female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | female mammal, |
definition | : | animals that nourish their young with milk (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | filly, |
definition | : | a young female horse under the age of four (noun.animal) |
2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (noun.person)
hyponym | : | foster sister, foster-sister, |
definition | : | your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | girl wonder, |
definition | : | an extremely talented young female person (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | adult female, woman, |
definition | : | an adult female person (as opposed to a man) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | woman, |
definition | : | a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man (noun.person) |
part holonym | : | female body, |
definition | : | the body of a female human being (noun.body) |
3. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all)
similar | : | female, |
definition | : | for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls (adj.all) |
similar | : | pistillate, |
definition | : | having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant (adj.all) |
also | : | feminine, |
definition | : | associated with women and not with men (adj.all) |
attribute | : | gender, sex, sexuality, |
definition | : | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles (noun.attribute) |
4. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls (adj.all)
similar | : | female, |
definition | : | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all) |
5. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (adj.all)
similar | : | feminine, |
definition | : | associated with women and not with men (adj.all) |
6. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal)
antonym | : | male, |
definition | : | an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | female, |
definition | : | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all) |
7. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (noun.person)
antonym | : | male, male person, |
definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (noun.person) |
derivation | : | distaff, female, |
definition | : | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (adj.all) |
8. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all)
antonym | : | male, |
definition | : | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation (adj.all) |
antonym | : | androgynous, |
definition | : | having both male and female characteristics (adj.all) |
derivation | : | female, |
definition | : | an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal) |
9. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (adj.all)
derivation | : | female, female person, |
definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (noun.person) |
derivation | : | distaff, |
definition | : | the sphere of work by women (noun.state) |
10. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal)
antonym | : | male, |
definition | : | an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) (noun.animal) |
derivation | : | female, |
definition | : | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all) |
11. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (noun.person)
antonym | : | male, male person, |
definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (noun.person) |
derivation | : | distaff, female, |
definition | : | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (adj.all) |
12. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop (adj.all)
antonym | : | male, |
definition | : | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation (adj.all) |
antonym | : | androgynous, |
definition | : | having both male and female characteristics (adj.all) |
derivation | : | female, |
definition | : | an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) (noun.animal) |
13. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman (adj.all)
derivation | : | female, female person, |
definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies (noun.person) |
derivation | : | distaff, |
definition | : | the sphere of work by women (noun.state) |
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