female
Meaning
adj 1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that producesfertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring
develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the
berries" [ant: androgynous, male]
2: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female
sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [syn: distaff]
3: for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the
play"; "a female chorus"
n 1: an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized
by male gametes (spermatozoa) [ant: male]
2: a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies [syn: female
person] [ant: male]