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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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She did say, however, that she was “the first female bouncer in Berlin,” and that was “at a Hells Angel discotheque.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Years down the line, joining a writing class taught by a female writer who became her mentor changed her life.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Gamble is not the first female to coach varsity football at Hawthorne.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Lori Inglis Hall’s novel follows twins into World War II peril, while Mieko Kawakami’s group of female friends work to get by in modern Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Juanita and the twins were my official damas, my female attendants, and each of us had been assigned a nice, handsome dancing partner, a chambelán.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall