female
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(noun) an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) |
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Related Words: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, dam, fauna, hen |
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Antonyms: male |
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(adjective) (biology) 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" |
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Antonyms: androgynous, male |
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(satellite adjective) for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus" |
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(satellite adjective) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" |
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Synonyms: distaff |
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(noun) a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies |
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Synonyms: female person |
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Related Words: adult female, child, female child, foster sister, girl, human, individual, little girl, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, woman |
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Antonyms: male |
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