Female means a person or animal that is not male and can have babies. We use this word for women, girls, and female animals.
The female bird built a nice nest.
She is a strong female athlete.
Female as an adjective describes something that belongs to or is about women or girls. It is often used before nouns.
She has a female voice.
The female doctor helped me.
Female is used to describe a part of a machine or electronic that connects by receiving a matching male part. It often means a socket or hole.
The cable has a female end.
Use a female plug for this device.
In grammar, female means the form of a word that refers to women or female animals. For example, actress is the female form of actor.
Actress is the female form of actor.
The female form is used for women.
Female in plants means the part or whole plant that produces seeds or fruit, not pollen. It is important for making new plants.
The female flower grows seeds.
This plant is the female of the species.
Female can mean the social or cultural group of women and girls. It is used when talking about women’s roles or rights in society.
She fights for female rights.
Female voices were heard at the meeting.
