female

[US]/ˈfiːmeɪl/
[UK]/ˈfiːmeɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to the gender of women or girls; pertaining to the gender of females; having qualities traditionally associated with women or girls
n. an individual of the gender associated with women or girls; a member of the female sex; an individual of the gender of females; a member of the female sex; a creature of the gender of females; a member of the female sex; a creature of the gender of females

Phrases & Collocations

male and female

female flower

female parent

female friend

female voice

female die

female sex hormone

Real-world Examples

She showed no solidarity with her fellow females.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

For both males and females, Kallmann syndrome often leads to infertility.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

The female's egg becomes an embryo without fertilization.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Okay, let's check out the females. All right.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Valkyrie is named after supernatural females in Norse mythology.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Then, using their palpus, they incriminate the females with it.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Upper and senior management is only about 14% female.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

This is the female you say you saw on Wednesday morning?

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

One of them, the large snowy female, was his own Hedwig.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The ovaries are the female gonads, and they produce the ova, as well as the female sex hormones.

Source: Osmosis - Anatomy and Physiology

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