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female
01
belonging to the sex that is fertilized by the opposite sex and can lay eggs or give birth to babies
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The female bird incubates the eggs while the male gathers food for their young.
1.1
relating to women or the female gender
Examples
She chose a vibrant and feminine female blouse for the special occasion.
1.2
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
Female
01
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
females
Lexical Tree
femaleness
female
