female

1. female (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Example: female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male

2. female (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)

Example: stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration

3. female (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Example: the female chromosome

4. female (noun) — sense 4

Definition: One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.: An animal of the sex that produces eggs.

Example: Accumulated data indicate that in all species of sharks, the females grow larger than the males.

5. female (noun) — sense 5

Definition: One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.: A human of feminine gender; a girl or woman.

Example: It would be years sometimes ere he saw the face of a female, and when he did, that face would not be overangelic.

6. female (noun) — sense 6

Definition: One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.: A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.