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Female   /fˈimˌeɪl/   Listen
Female

adjective
1.
Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop.  "Female holly trees bear the berries"  Antonyms: androgynous, male.
2.
Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.  Synonym: distaff.  "Female suffrage"
3.
For or pertaining to or composed of women or girls.  "A female chorus"
noun
1.
An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa).  Antonym: male.
2.
A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies.  Synonym: female person.  Antonym: male.



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"Female" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the 2nd of September were begotten by the massacres of the 10th of August. They were universally foreseen and hourly expected. During this short interval between the two murderous scenes, the furies, male and female, cried out havoc as loudly and as fiercely as ever. The ordinary jails were all filled with prepared victims; and when they overflowed, churches were turned into jails. At this time the relentless Roland had the care of the general police;—he ...
— The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12) • Edmund Burke

... protested Polly; "I don't value men's admiration either, of course, but I like partners, and I would not be fond of being branded as a strong-minded female, a would-be Lady Bountiful, a woman going a-tracking; that's what men say of girls who don't care to be trifled with. But, Lilias, are you quite sure you don't believe in any of the good old stories—the ...
— Girlhood and Womanhood - The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes • Sarah Tytler

... cross, and that is regarding the breeding of your sire. If he is just an ordinary-bred fellow it will be a hit-and-miss game, but if he is from a long line of good ancestors on his dam's side, you can very materially improve the, herd, because always keep in mind the female produce from the sire's dam will grow with age toward the sire's dam. So if your first cross from your first sire is all right, use a straight out-cross bull, but be sure he is what he ought to be, and then you can use your old bull ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson

... separated them. The idea did not again occur to her to throw herself on his neck, crying that she was his, that he might return to life, since she gave herself to him. In her thoughts she grieved to see him suffer; she was only an affectionate girl, who took care of him, as any female relative would have done. And her attentions were very pure, very delicate, occupying her life so completely that her days now passed swiftly, exempt from tormenting thoughts of the Beyond, filled with the ...
— Doctor Pascal • Emile Zola

... has the happiest effect on female beauty. Mrs. Gallilee looked remarkably well, that day. Having rather a round and full face, she wore her hair (coloured from youthful nature) in a fringe across her forehead, balanced on either side by clusters of charming little curls. Her mourning for Robert was worthy of its Parisian ...
— Heart and Science - A Story of the Present Time • Wilkie Collins


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