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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːmeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfimeɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fēmāl)

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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):

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