Characteristics of organisms with a female sex vary between different species, having different female reproductive systems, with some species showing characteristics secondary to the reproductive …

In the 14th century, female appeared in English with such spellings as femel, femelle, and female. The word comes from the Latin femella, meaning "young woman, girl," which in turn is based on femina, …

Female, feminine, effeminate are adjectives that describe women and girls or attributes and conduct culturally ascribed to them.

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Note: This meaning is mostly used in formal or scientific writing when referring to groups of people. In other situations, it is more common to use the nouns "woman" or "girl" when referring to a person, …

Usage The use of female to mean “woman” or “girl” now occurs most commonly in scientific or technical language.

It contrasts with male in all uses: her oldest female relative; the female parts of the flower. feminine refers essentially to qualities or behaviors deemed by a culture or society to be especially …

syn: female, feminine, effeminate describe women and girls or whatever is culturally attributed to them. female classifies individuals on the basis of their genetic makeup or their ability to produce offspring …

There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word female, three of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …

The categories of "female" and "male" sex stem from a biological classification, which typically begins by noting whether an organism can produce ova (and thereby classified as female) or sperm (and thus …