| word | female |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective Someone who is female is a woman or a girl. ...a sixteen-piece dance band with a female singer. Their aim is to have equal numbers of male and female MPs. Only 13 per cent of consultants are female. They are under pressure to negate their femaleness. Female matters and things relate to, belong to, or affect women rather than men . ...female infertility. ...a purveyor of female undergarments. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values. A female flower or plant contains the part that will become the fruit when it is fertilized. Figs have male and female flowers. noun Women and girls are sometimes referred to as females when they are being considered as a type. Hay fever affects males more than females. You can refer to any creature that can lay eggs or produce babies from its body as a female . Each female will lay just one egg in April or May. ...the scent given off by the female aphid to attract the male. |
| inflections | femalesfemaleness |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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