female definition

1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
3. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
• examples: a female heir
• examples: female holly trees bear the berries
4. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
• examples: female sensitiveness
• examples: female suffrage
5. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
• examples: the female lead in the play
• examples: a female chorus