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Definition female

Etymology

From Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femele, femel, from Old French femele, femelle (“female”), from Medieval Latin femella (“a female”), from Latin femella (“a young female, a girl”), diminutive of femina (“a woman”). The English spelling and pronunciation were remodelled under the influence of male, which is not etymologically related. Contrast woman, which is etymologically built on man.

Adjective

female (not generally comparable, comparative femaler or more female, superlative femalest or most female)

1. Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
2. Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
3. Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
4. (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
5. (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]

Noun

female (plural females)

1. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
   1. (sometimes offensive, see usage notes) A human member of the feminine sex or gender.
   2. An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
   3. (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.

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