female
adjective
1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
- a female heir
- female holly trees bear the berries
Similar word(s): female, pistillate, feminine
2. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
- female sensitiveness
- female suffrage
Similar word(s): feminine, distaff
3. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
- the female lead in the play
- a female chorus
Similar word(s): female