female
noun
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Oppositesmalea person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
Synonymsfemale personOppositesmale
adjective
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”
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
“female sensitiveness”
“female suffrage”
Synonymsdistafffor or pertaining to or composed of women or girls
“the female lead in the play”
“a female chorus”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University