FEMALE
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
11
Scrabble
13
WWF
F(4) E(1) M(3) A(1) L(1) E(1)
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Definition
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
noun
- One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
adjective
- Belonging 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, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger”
- 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; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males”
- (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
Source: Wiktionary
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