female

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈfiːmeɪl/

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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.
Topics People in societya2
belonging to the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies
- a female cat
- female reproductive organs
Topics Biologya2
of women; typical of women; affecting women
- female characteristics
- the female role
- a female preserve (= an activity that only women do)
- In China, weaving has been a traditionally female occupation.
compare feminineTopics People in societya2
(biology) (of plants and flowers) that can produce fruit
(specialist) (of electrical equipment) having a hole that another part fits into
- a female plug

opposite male

Word 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.

female

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈfiːmeɪl/

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an animal that can lay eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce fruit
- One adult female can lay 400 to 500 eggs.
- Females may mate with a number of males.
Topics Biologya2
(formal) a woman or a girl
- The body is that of a white female aged about 30.
- More females than males are employed in the factory.
- The survey showed that young females are the most frequent users of crisis lines.

opposite male

单词	female
释义	female adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/ jump to other results 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. Topics People in societya2 belonging to the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies a female cat female reproductive organs Topics Biologya2 of women; typical of women; affecting women female characteristics the female role a female preserve (= an activity that only women do) In China, weaving has been a traditionally female occupation. compare feminineTopics People in societya2 (biology) (of plants and flowers) that can produce fruit (specialist) (of electrical equipment) having a hole that another part fits into a female plug opposite male Word 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. female noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈfiːmeɪl/ /ˈfiːmeɪl/ jump to other results an animal that can lay eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce fruit One adult female can lay 400 to 500 eggs. Females may mate with a number of males. Topics Biologya2 (formal) a woman or a girl The body is that of a white female aged about 30. More females than males are employed in the factory. The survey showed that young females are the most frequent users of crisis lines. opposite male Word 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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