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female

[fee-meyl] / 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


Example Sentences

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The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

She suggests also borrowing from female relatives if possible.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Every deal should be conditioned,” Berta Soler, heroic leader of the Ladies in White, an organization of female relatives of political prisoners, told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

We learn during the film that at least some have lost weight during the intervention, which would enhance both male and female fertility.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

A few female pilots were transferred into Marina Raskova’s unit against their will.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein