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female /ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/f/fem/femal/female__us_2.mp3 female(adjective)/ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/being a woman or a girla female student/employee/artist/athleteHe has excelled in building films around strong female characters.a predominantly female audienceTwo of the candidates must be female.belonging to the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babiesa female catfemale reproductive organsof women; typical of women; affecting womenCOMPARE femininehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/feminine_2female characteristicsthe female rolea female preserve (= an activity that only women do)In China, weaving has been a traditionally female occupation.that can produce fruithaving a hole that another part fits intoa female plugWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French femelle, from Latin femella, diminutive of femina ‘a woman’. The change in the ending was due to association with male, but the words male and female are not linked etymologically.

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(adjective) a female student/employee/artist/athletehe has excelled in building films around strong female characters.a predominantly female audiencetwo of the candidates must be female. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=female This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	female
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/
Example	a female student/employee/artist/athlete he has excelled in building films around strong female characters. a predominantly female audience two of the candidates must be female.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/f/fem/femal/female__us_2.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=female
Content	female (adjective)/ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/ being a woman or a girl a female student/employee/artist/athlete He has excelled in building films around strong female characters. a predominantly female audience Two of the candidates must be female. belonging to the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies a female cat female reproductive organs of women; typical of women; affecting women COMPARE feminine https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/feminine_2 female characteristics the female role a female preserve (= an activity that only women do) In China, weaving has been a traditionally female occupation. that can produce fruit having a hole that another part fits into a female plug Word Origin Middle English: from Old French femelle, from Latin femella, diminutive of femina ‘a woman’. The change in the ending was due to association with male, but the words male and female are not linked etymologically.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Female ˈfiːmeɪl Adjective Student/Employee/Artist/Athlete Excelled Building Films Strong

female

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