female

US: /ˈfiˌmeɪɫ/
UK: /fˈiːme‍ɪl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


female /'fi:meil/
  • tính từ
    • cái, mái
      • a female dog: con chó cái
    • (thuộc) đàn bà con gái, nữ
      • female candidate: thí sinh nữ
      • female weakness: sự mến yêu của đàn bà
    • yếu, nhạt, mờ
      • female sapphire: xafia mờ
    • (kỹ thuật) có lỗ để lắp, có lỗ để tra
    • danh từ
      • (động vật học) con cái, con mái
      • (thực vật học) gốc cái; cây cái
      • (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) người đàn bà, người phụ nữ
      • (thông tục) con mụ, con mẹ

    Advanced English dictionary


    adjective, noun
    + adjective
    1 being a woman or a girl: a female student / employee / artist + Two of the candidates must be female.
    2 of the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies: a female cat + female reproductive organs
    3 of women; typical of women; affecting women: female characteristics + the female role + a female preserve (= sth that only women do)
    Compare: FEMININE
    4 (of plants and flowers) that can produce fruit
    5 (technical) (of electrical equipment) having a hole that another part fits into: a female plug
    + noun
    1 an animal that can lay eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce fruit
    2 a woman or a girl: More females than males are employed in the factory.

    Concise English dictionary


    females'fɪːmeɪl
    noun
    +an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
    +a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
    adj.
    +being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
    +characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
    +for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls