- female
- [[t]'fiːmeɪl[/t]] UK
/ US
1. n(of animals) Weibchen nt2. adjweiblichfemale doctor — Ärztin f
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Female — (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by… … Wikipedia
Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — Ⅰ. female UK US /ˈfiːmeɪl/ adjective ► belonging or relating to women: »The percentage of female managers in industry has doubled in five years. ► used to describe a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be… … Financial and business terms
Female — Fe male, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.] 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — female. См. самка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
female — femaleness, n. /fee mayl/, n. 1. a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a … Universalium
Female — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Female (homonymie). Female Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans … Wikipédia en Français
female — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs (2) pistillate b. (1) composed of members of the female sex < the female population > (2) characteristic of girls or women … New Collegiate Dictionary
Female — The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome… … Medical dictionary
female — Current usage restricts female to designations of sex in scientific contexts. If female is considered objectionable in other contexts, and it is, we lack a word to express female human being of whatever age … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
female — adj. Female is used with these nouns: ↑anatomy, ↑body, ↑chorus, ↑colleague, ↑companion, ↑companionship, ↑counterpart, ↑cousin, ↑dancer, ↑deity, ↑doctor, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
