| ADJECTIVE | all | female | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop |
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| all | female, distaff | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman | |
| all | female | for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls | |
| NOUN | animal | female | an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) |
| person | female, female person | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies |
| Sounds | fiy'mey.l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman. | |
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| Synonym | distaff | |
| Broader | feminine | associated with women and not with men |
| Spanish | femenino | |
| Nouns | female | a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies |
| femaleness | the properties characteristic of the female sex | |
| Meaning | For or pertaining to or composed of women or girls. | |
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| Broader | female | The sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop |
| Spanish | femenino | |
| Nouns | femaleness | the properties characteristic of the female sex |
| Meaning | An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa). | |
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| Narrower | dam | female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock |
| female mammal | animals that nourish their young with milk | |
| filly | A young female horse under the age of four | |
| hen | female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster | |
| Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Opposite | male | An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) |
| Spanish | hembra | |
| Catalan | femella | |
| Adjectives | female | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop |
| Meaning | A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies. | |
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| Synonym | female person | |
| Parts | female body | The body of a female human being |
| Narrower | female child, girl, little girl | A youthful female person |
| female offspring | A child who is female | |
| foster-sister, foster sister | Your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents | |
| girl wonder | An extremely talented young female person | |
| woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) | |
| woman | A female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Opposite | male, male person | A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies |
| Spanish | hembra | |
| Catalan | femella | |
| Adjectives | female | characteristic of or peculiar to a woman |
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