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femaleUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːmeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfimeɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fē′māl)
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female
- feminine ‘female’ Female means ‘relating to the sex that can have babies’. You can use female as an adjective to talk about either people or animals. There has been a rise in the number of employees. A female toad may lay 20,000 eggs each season. You can also use female as a noun to talk about animals. The male fertilizes the eggs. He saw a family of lions – a big male, a beautiful , and two cubs. In scientific contexts, female is sometimes used as a noun to refer to women or girls. The condition affects both males and . People sometimes use female to talk about young women, in order to avoid using ‘woman’ or ‘girl’. He asked if a white female of a certain age had checked into the hotel. ‘feminine’ Feminine means ‘typical of women, rather than men’. The bedroom has a light, feminine look. She is a calm, reasonable and deeply woman. Don't use ‘feminine’ to talk about animals. 'female' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "female" in the title: (a male and a female) are pregnant - English Only forum
(air)plane, female. why? - English Only forum (in USA) Ways to name a female friend on emails - English Only forum (There) I found a dead female lion lying - English Only forum 60 to 40 male-female - English Only forum a display of parameters, a female logic lubricating - English Only forum a female animal - she or it? - English Only forum A female driver... vs A lady driver... - English Only forum a female priest? - English Only forum a female slave? - English Only forum a female student in a coeducational institution - English Only forum a male and <a> female student - English Only forum a person of a female persuasion [= a woman?] - English Only forum A strain of intense female sexual fantasy and eroticism - English Only forum a traditional female pursuit kept women out - English Only forum Addressing female patients (Ms/ Miss/ Mrs) - English Only forum all of which combine <to set off> the beauty of the female shape. - English Only forum Angel (female name) - English Only forum Are 'more' doctors female or male [=most?] - English Only forum Are all female bottom undergarments called panties in AE? - English Only forum are <of> either the male or the female sex - English Only forum as that <chip of the female block> was returning from school - English Only forum Aya was the first (female) Egyptian Paralympic swimmer - English Only forum bitch or female dog - English Only forum Bitch or female dog? - English Only forum Bob as female version of Roberta? - English Only forum bosom female friend ; ladybro - English Only forum buddy= female friend? - English Only forum called female...<donors> “bitches” and “c---s” - English Only forum calling a female's friend a girlfriend - English Only forum more...
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