female

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːmeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfimeɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fē′māl)

Collocations for "female"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "female" in context.

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female

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a female [cat, deer, singer, escort, politician]
  2. my [cat] is female
  3. female [members, priests, firefighters]
  4. female [toilets, washrooms, bathrooms, restrooms]
  5. the female [body, form, nude]
  6. female sexual [parts, organs, characteristics]
  7. female (sex) [parts, chromosomes]
  8. female [circumcision, genital mutilation]
  9. female [intuition, wisdom, behavior, intelligence, charm]
  10. sexually explicit: female [condoms, ejaculation, orgasm]
  11. the male and female [sexes, symbols]
  12. dated: a female impersonator
  13. a female [wire, plug, seed]
  14. [predominantly, always] female
  15. [typically, mainly, undoubtedly] female
n
  1. [young, employed, poor] females
  2. [more, fewer] females that males [are, can, go, do]
  3. females are [more] likely to [go, do, try, experience]
  4. a [white, black, Hispanic, Caucasian] female
  5. a [30] -year-old female
  6. a female [who, that] is [30 years] old
  7. a female (of) around [30] years [old, of age]
  8. the [body, corpse] of a [white 30-year-old] female
  9. both males and females
  10. the females [hunt, feed the young, breed]
  11. [plant, take a cutting] from the female
  12. females in a (predominantly) male [domain, sector]
  13. is (for) females only
additional examples
  1. [young, employed, poor] females
  2. a female [cat, deer, singer, escort, politician]
  3. [more, fewer] females that males [are, can, go, do]
  4. my [cat] is female
  5. females are [more] likely to [go, do, try, experience]
  6. female [members, priests, firefighters]
  7. a [white, black, Hispanic, Caucasian] female
  8. female [toilets, washrooms, bathrooms, restrooms]
  9. a [30] -year-old female
  10. a female-only [restroom, changing room, space]
  11. a female [who, that] is [30 years] old
  12. the female [body, form, nude]
  13. a female (of) around [30] years [old, of age]
  14. female sexual [parts, organs, characteristics]
  15. the [body, corpse] of a [white 30-year-old] female
  16. female (sex) [parts, chromosomes]
  17. both males and females
  18. female [circumcision, genital mutilation]
  19. the females [hunt, feed the young, breed]
  20. female [intuition, wisdom, behavior, intelligence, charm]
  21. [plant, take a cutting] from the female
  22. sexually explicit: female [condoms, ejaculation, orgasm]
  23. females in a (predominantly) male [domain, sector]
  24. the male and female [sexes, symbols]
  25. is (for) females only
  26. male or female
  27. dated: a female impersonator
  28. a female [wire, plug, seed]
  29. [predominantly, always] female
  30. [typically, mainly, undoubtedly] female
'female' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adult - body - bonding - captain - celebrity - child - complement - counterpart - deer - double - escort - fencing - flatmate - gender - inmate - male - moose - nurse - orgasm - ostrich - president - priest - prostitute - recruit - ruler - sex - something - transition

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