Female - Definition
female
adj 1: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces
fertilizable 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: female, distaff]
3: for or pertaining to 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, female person] [ant: male, male person]