Female — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈiːmeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈiːmeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈiːmeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈiːmeɪl/.

Examples

a female heir
female holly trees bear the berries
female sensitiveness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distaff female person

Antonyms

male androgynous

Parts of Speech

noun	an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
noun	a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
adjective	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop “a female heir”
adjective	characteristic of or peculiar to a woman “female sensitiveness”
adjective	for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls “the female lead in the play”

Word Forms

female	adjective	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
female	noun	an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
femaleness	noun	the properties characteristic of the female sex
distaff	noun	the sphere of work by women

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weiblich

ein Tier, das Gameten (Eizellen) produziert, die von männlichen Gameten (Spermien) befruchtet werden können

🇫🇷French

femelle

un animal qui produit des gamètes (ovules) qui peuvent être fécondés par des gamètes mâles (spermatozoïdes)

🇪🇸Spanish

femenino

un animal que produce gametos (óvulos) que pueden ser fertilizados por gametos masculinos (espermatozoides)

🇮🇹Italian

femmina

animale che produce gameti (ovuli) che possono essere fecondati dai gameti maschili (spermatozoi)

🇳🇱Dutch

vrouwelijk

een dier dat gameten (eicellen) produceert die kunnen worden bevrucht door mannelijke gameten (spermatozoa)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fêmea

um animal que produz gametas (óvulos) que podem ser fertilizados por gametas masculinos (espermatozóides)

🇷🇺Russian

женский

животное, производящее гаметы (яйцеклетки), которые могут быть оплодотворены мужскими гаметами (сперматозоидами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महिला

एक जानवर जो युग्मक (ओवा) पैदा करता है जिसे नर युग्मक (शुक्राणु) द्वारा निषेचित किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মহিলা

একটি প্রাণী যা গ্যামেট (ওভা) তৈরি করে যা পুরুষ গ্যামেট (শুক্রাণুজোয়া) দ্বারা নিষিক্ত হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெண்

ஆண் கேமட்களால் (விந்து) கருவுறக்கூடிய கேமட்களை (ஓவா) உருவாக்கும் விலங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్త్రీ

మగ గామేట్స్ (స్పెర్మాటోజోవా) ద్వారా ఫలదీకరణం చేయగల గామేట్‌లను (ఓవా) ఉత్పత్తి చేసే జంతువు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्त्री

एक प्राणी जो गेमेट्स (ओवा) तयार करतो ज्याला नर गेमेट्स (शुक्राणु) द्वारे फलित केले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ત્રી

એક પ્રાણી જે ગેમેટ્સ (ઓવા) ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે જે નર ગેમેટ્સ (સ્પર્મેટોઝોઆ) દ્વારા ફળદ્રુપ થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಣ್ಣು

ಪುರುಷ ಗ್ಯಾಮೆಟ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ (ಸ್ಪರ್ಮಟೊಜೋವಾ) ಫಲವತ್ತಾಗಿಸುವ ಗ್ಯಾಮೆಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು (ಓವಾ) ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ത്രീ

പുരുഷ ഗേമറ്റുകൾ (ബീജകോശങ്ങൾ) ബീജസങ്കലനം ചെയ്യാവുന്ന ഗമേറ്റുകൾ (അണ്ഡകോശങ്ങൾ) ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മൃഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਔਰਤ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜੋ ਜੈਮੇਟਸ (ਓਵਾ) ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਨਰ ਗੇਮੇਟਸ (ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰਾਣੂਆਂ) ਦੁਆਰਾ ਉਪਜਾਊ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاتون

ایک ایسا جانور جو گیمیٹس (اووا) پیدا کرتا ہے جسے نر گیمیٹس (سپماٹوزوا) کے ذریعے کھاد دیا جا سکتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女性

产生可与雄配子（精子）受精的配子（卵子）的动物

🇯🇵Japanese

女性

雄の配偶子（精子）によって受精できる配偶子（卵子）を生成する動物

🇰🇷Korean

여성

수컷 배우자(정자)에 의해 수정될 수 있는 배우자(난자)를 생산하는 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nữ giới

một động vật tạo ra giao tử (ova) có thể được thụ tinh bởi giao tử đực (tinh trùng)

🇹🇭Thai

หญิง

สัตว์ที่ผลิตเซลล์สืบพันธุ์ (ova) ที่สามารถปฏิสนธิโดยเซลล์สืบพันธุ์เพศชาย (spermatozoa)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perempuan

hewan yang menghasilkan gamet (ovum) yang dapat dibuahi oleh gamet jantan (spermatozoa)

🇵🇭Filipino

babae

isang hayop na gumagawa ng gametes (ova) na maaaring fertilized ng male gametes (spermatozoa)

🇲🇾Malay

perempuan

haiwan yang menghasilkan gamet (ova) yang boleh disenyawakan oleh gamet jantan (spermatozoa)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنثى

حيوان ينتج الأمشاج (البويضات) التي يمكن تخصيبها بواسطة الأمشاج الذكرية (الحيوانات المنوية)

🇮🇷Persian

زن

حیوانی که گامت (تخمک) تولید می کند که می تواند توسط گامت های نر (اسپرماتوزوا) بارور شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

dişi

erkek gametler (spermatozoa) tarafından döllenebilen gametler (yumurta) üreten bir hayvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְקֵבָה

בעל חיים שמייצר גמטות (ביציות) שניתן להפריה על ידי גמטות זכריות (זרעונים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'female'?

The primary meaning of 'female' is 'an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)'.

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Using 'female' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'female' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'female' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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