female

adj 1: (biology) being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces

fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring

develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the

berries" [ant: {androgynous}, {male}]

2: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female

sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [syn: {distaff}]

3: for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the

play"; "a female chorus"

n 1: an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized

by male gametes (spermatozoa) [ant: {male}]

2: a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies [syn: {female

person}] [ant: {male}]