female

Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman.

“female sensitiveness”

“female suffrage”

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”

For or pertaining to or composed of women or girls.

“the female lead in the play”

“a female chorus”

A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies.

An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa).