1. 1. Of or denoting the sex that produces ova or bears young.
   2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex; feminine.
   3. Consisting of members of this sex. See Usage Note at lady.
   4. Designating an organ, such as a pistil or ovary, that functions in producing seeds after fertilization.
   5. Bearing pistils but not stamens; pistillate: female flowers.
2. Botany
   1. Designating an organ, such as a pistil or ovary, that functions in producing seeds after fertilization.
   2. Bearing pistils but not stamens; pistillate: female flowers.
3. Having a recessed part, such as a slot or receptacle, designed to receive a complementary male part: the female section of an electrical outlet.

1. A member of the sex that produces ova or bears young.
2. A woman or girl.
3. Botany A plant having only pistillate flowers.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean of or characteristic of women. Female categorizes any living thing by gender or sex: the female population; a female kitten; a female plant.
Feminine refers to what is considered characteristic of women: feminine intuition.
Womanlike applies to qualities of a woman: womanlike resolve.
Womanly describes qualities regarded as becoming to a woman: womanly sympathy.
Womanish suggests qualities associated with or suggestive of women: womanish attitudes.
Effeminate applies to men who exhibit attributes traditionally associated with women: an effeminate actor.
Ladylike applies to what is regarded as befitting refined or well-mannered women: ladylike manners.

1. In organisms that reproduce sexually, being the gamete that is larger and less motile than the other corresponding gamete (the male gamete) of the same species. The egg cells of higher animals and plants are female gametes.
2. Possessing or being a structure that produces only female gametes. The ovaries of humans are female reproductive organs. Female flowers possess only carpels and no stamens.
3. Having the genitalia or other structures typical of a female organism. Worker ants are female but sterile.