female
female is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, female is hyphenated as:
Definitions offemale
- One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Example: "female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger"
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
Example: "stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration"
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Example: "the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"
- (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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