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English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-female.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
From OF. femelle, from ML. femella "a female", from L. femella "a young female, a girl", diminutive of femina "a woman".
Adjective
en-adj|-
- Belonging or referring to the sex which is generally characterized as the one associated with the larger gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made).
- context|figurative|electronics Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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Synonyms
figurative socket
Antonyms
male
neuter
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|ا�ث�|أ��ث�� unicode|(�únθa)
Basque: eme
Bulgarian: жен�ки (žénski) m, жен�ка (žénska) f
Catalan: femenà m, femenina f
Cherokee: á� á�¨á�´ (ageyv)
Chinese: 女� (n�xìng)
Danish: hun- or hunlig (of plants and animals); kvindelig (of humans) (1,2 & 3)
Dutch: t+|nl|vrouwelijk
Esperanto: t-|eo|ina|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|naispuolinen, t+|fi|naispuolinen|alt=nais-
French: t+|fr|féminin
German: t+|de|weiblich
Greek: t|el|θηλ�κ��|m|sc=Grek (thilykós)
Guarani: kuña
Hebrew: × ×§×�×� (nekeva) (2), × ×©×� (nashi) (1)
Hungarian: n�stény
Ido: -in
mid
Indonesian: t-|id|perempuan|xsIndonesian, t+|id|wanita|xsIndonesian, t+|id|betina|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: femina (attributive) (1); feminin (1,2)
Italian: t+|it|femminile
Japanese: � (��, mesu)
Korean: �� (yeoja)
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Û�
Latin: feminina, -ae f
Norwegian: kvinnelig
Novial: femal
Polish: p�ci że�skiej, samica f, samiczy m, samicza f, samicze n, kobiecy m, -a f, -e n
Portuguese: fêmea f (1,3); feminino m, feminina f (1,2)
Russian: t+|ru|жен�кий|tržénskij|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: boireannach n, banail f
Spanish: femenino m, femenina f
Serbian: женка, ženka
Telugu: �డ (aaDa)
Tupinambá: kunhã
Noun
en-noun
- Someone of feminine sex or gender.
- Something of feminine sex or gender.
Translations
Albanian: femër
Arabic: ARchar|ا�ث�|أ��ث�� unicode|(�únθa)
Basque: eme
Bulgarian: жен�ка (žénska) f
Catalan: femella f
Chinese: 女� (n�xìng)
Croatian: ženkaf (2)
Danish: t+|da|kvinde|c
Dutch: t+|nl|vrouw|c
Esperanto: ino
Finnish: naaras (2)
French: t+|fr|femelle|f
German: Weibchen n (2)
Greek: θήλÏ� (thÃli)
Hungarian: n�stény (2)
Ido: femino
mid
Interlingua: femina
Italian: t+|it|femmina|f
Latin: t+|la|femina|f
Japanese: t+|ja|女�|sc=Jpan
Korean: �� (yeoseong)
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Û�
Latin: feminina, -ae f
Norwegian: t+|no|kvinne
Novial: femala
Persian: FAchar|ز� (zan), FAchar|دختر (dokhtar)
Polish: samica f (insulting if used to describe a woman), kobieta f
Portuguese: fêmea f
Russian: �амка (sámka) f
Scottish Gaelic: boireannach m, bean f, tè f
Slovene: ženska f, samica f (with animals)
Spanish: t+|es|hembra|f
Tupinambá: kunhã
See also
� (Symbol for female)
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