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How to pronounce female
Say it like this: /ˈfiˌmeɪl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does female mean?
adjBelonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
“female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male”
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
“stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration”
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
“the female chromosome”
nounOne of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
“Accumulated data indicate that in all species of sharks, the females grow larger than the males.”
A human of feminine gender; a girl or woman.
“It would be years sometimes ere he saw the face of a female, and when he did, that face would not be overangelic.”
A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
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