Definitions of female:

  • noun:   an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  • noun:   a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
  • adjective:   being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
    Example: "A female heir"
  • adjective:   for or composed of women or girls
    Example: "The female lead in the play"
  • adjective:   characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
    Example: "Female sensitiveness"