Dictionary Check: female

"female" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

Example: "a female heir"
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adjective

characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

Example: "female sensitiveness"
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adjective

for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls

Example: "the female lead in the play"
noun

an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

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noun

a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

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