| female | |
| 1. adj. Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. | |
| female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger | |
| 2. adj. Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine), (m.) | |
| stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration | |
| 3. adj. Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex. | |
| the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males | |
| 4. adj. (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender. | |
| 5. adj. (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. | |
| 6. n. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. | |
| 7. n. (sometimes offensive, see usage notes) A human member of the feminine sex or gender. | |
| 8. n. An animal of the sex that produces eggs. | |
| 9. n. (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate | |
