Synonyms:
female
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
female, distaff
Meaning: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
female
Meaning: an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Synonyms:
female, female_person
Meaning: a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Usage examples
It was a female scream.
The ancient female fear of the trap?
Male ... female ... in groups or just traveling alone...."
But in the other animals the female was not made from the male.
From within the caravan came inhuman female yells of fear and anger.
Out of it flew the prettiest little female canary that ever was seen.
He turned round, and beheld a female figure disappear among the trees.
The Female equally with the Male, I sing. Nor cease at the theme of One's-Self.
Therefore, in producing nature, God formed not only the male but also the female.
The female mind does occasionally--though not often--project itself into the future.