female

adj. of or pertaining to the female sex; characteristic of the female sex; designed with a hollow or groove into which another part fits (Machinery, Electronics)

n. one of the female sex, girl, woman

Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon is produced by the male. A female individual cannot reproduce sexually without access to the gametes of a male (an exception is parthenogenesis). Some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually.
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The traditional definition of female was "an individual of the sex that bears young" or "that produces ova or eggs". However, things are not so simple today. Female can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Female chromosome complement), or by gender identification. Female chromosome complement: The large majority of females have a 46, XX chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including two X chromosomes). A minority of females have other chromosome constitutions such as 45,X (45 chromosomes including only one X chromosome) and 47,XXX (47 chromosomes including three X chromosomes).

Noun
1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
(antonym) male
(hypernym) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(hyponym) hen
2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
(synonym) female person
(antonym) male, male person
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) female offspring
(part-meronym) female body
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) androgynous
(similar) egg-producing(a), young-bearing(a)
(see-also) feminine
(attribute) sex, gender, sexuality
(classification) biology, biological science
2. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
(synonym) distaff
(similar) feminine
3. for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"
(similar) feminine