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female

[fee-mayl] / ˈfi meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
having the qualities or characteristics of a woman
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
of the sex that produces offspring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
childbearing offspring-bearing


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Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, a fertility doctor in the Bay Area, estimates that about 30% of her female patients are already taking peptides when they walk into her office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The country should have more female legislators because the country’s legislatures should represent the country.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

It is the fourth year in a row that a female driver has won the title.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

During the mission, Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Many other types of fish can change back and forth between male and female.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

He loved the rudimentary males he found embedded in the females of one particular species—precisely the kind of weird transitional form his theory of evolution would depend upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Researchers also observed higher levels of 'Firmicutes' bacteria, a broad group of microbes that has previously been associated with positive emotions in females.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now the company employs more than 300 females across Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Nearly the same proportion of White American females over age 50 are affected, particularly those who are postmenopausal.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

She thought it was one more way in which males and females were different.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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