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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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Kaur assumed the role in January 2025, becoming the first female CFO in the bank’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Cuban reparteras — female reparto artists — say it’s time to flip the script.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Two thirds of the Scottish unicorns are female.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The specimen in Busan was found to be a female dusky shark, a species linked only to two deadly attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Navy enlisted female clerks as “yeomanettes,” who were barred from sea duty but given formal naval rank.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

I’m trying to think of what Black females I’ve seen do Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Estrogens, which are generally more abundant in females, promote stem cell proliferation and help coordinate the behavior of newly produced cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

They arrived "bright, alert and responsive" and quickly began "vocalising to the females on the other side of the gate", he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

An impala buck stepped onto the path far below, turned its head to observe the humans, and led a group of females across to the stream.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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