fe|male

fe|male: fe|male «FEE mayl», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. a woman or girl; person of the sex that brings forth young. See syn. under woman. (Cf. ↑woman)

2. an animal belonging to the sex that produces eggs or brings forth young.

3. Botany. a) a flower having a pistil or pistils and no stamens. b) a plant bearing only flowers with pistils.

–adj.

1. of or having to do with women or girls: »female education. Sewing is usually a female occupation.

2. of or belonging to the sex that produces eggs or brings forth young. »Mares, cows, and hens are female animals.

3. consisting of women and girls: »female company.

4. peculiar to or characteristic of womankind: »female charm.

5. Botany. a) (of seed plants) having flowers which contain a pistil or pistils but not stamens; pistillate. b) denoting or having to do with any reproductive structure that produces or contains elements that need fertilization from the male element.

6. designating some part of a machine or connection into which a corresponding (male) part fits.

7. Archaic. womanish; weakly; effeminate: »Boys…clap their female joints in stiff unwieldy arms (Shakespeare).

╂[< Old French femelle < Latin fēmella (diminutive) < fēmina woman; spelling influenced by English male]

–fe´male|ness, noun.

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