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The correct spelling is female.
How to pronounce female
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
nounIPA: /ˈfiː.meɪl/
Say it like: Fem-ale
The correct spelling is female. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. For example: "female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger"
Usage Examples
“female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger”
“stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration”
“the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
adjective
- 1.Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- 2.Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
- 3.Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- 4.(grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- 5.Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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