female
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,247 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,781 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop a female heirfemale holly trees bear the berries
- characteristic of or peculiar to a woman also: distaff female sensitivenessfemale suffrage
- for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls the female lead in the playa female chorus
noun
- an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
- a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies also: female person
female in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I suppose a governess is the female equivalent.
Something New · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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It was a female, tall and stately in person, and of a most commanding air.
Tales of a Traveller · Washington Irving · Chapter 1
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Sophy Decker made and sold hats, both astute and ingenuous, to the female population of Chippewa, Wisconsin.
Half Portions · Edna Ferber · Chapter 1
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A few minutes later Dame Tresham was conducted to a comfortable apartment, and was given into the charge of a female attendant.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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The only novelty which sticks in my memory and earns my gratitude is the title for the female Bolshevik, to wit, Bolshevixen.
Punch — Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 · Various · Chapter 1