female
/ˈfiːmeɪl/adjective, noun
उच्चारण फ़ीमेल
स्त्री, मादा
Core word
- 1
belonging to the sex that can give birth to babies or produce eggs; a female person or animal
स्त्री, मादा
- female literacy
- The female lion does most of the hunting for the pride.
- The female cuckoo lays eggs in other birds' nests.
+ 2 more examples
- The number of female students has increased this year.
- The company is hiring female engineers for its new plant.
Opposite male
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
female + noun (adjective)
Before a noun it means belonging to the sex that gives birth or produces eggs.
संज्ञा से पहले इसका अर्थ है उस लिंग का जो संतान को जन्म देता या अंडे देता है।
- A female tiger protects her cubs.
- The college has a female principal.
a female (noun)
As a noun it names a woman or a female animal; for a person, women is preferred in polite writing.
संज्ञा के रूप में यह महिला या मादा पशु का नाम है; शिष्ट लेखन में व्यक्ति के लिए 'woman' अधिक अच्छा है।
- The female of the species is larger.
- The report counts females and males.
female + job title
Female can mark gender in job titles, but modern writing often avoids it unless it matters.
Female पदनामों में लिंग बता सकता है, पर आधुनिक लेखन में आवश्यकता न हो तो इससे बचा जाता है।
- She became the first female pilot of the state.
- Female literacy has risen.
female vs feminine
Female is biological; feminine is about qualities thought typical of women.
Female जैविक है; feminine स्त्रियों के विशिष्ट माने जाने वाले गुणों के बारे में है।
- She is female.
- She has a feminine voice.
+Collocations 4
female + noun
teacherdoctorstudentathletevoter
- Female voters turned out in large numbers.
adjective + female
youngadultpregnantsingleelderly
- A young female was rescued from the flood.
female + term
literacyeducationemploymentrole modelpopulation
- Female literacy is rising in many states.
animal and plant
female birdfemale tigerfemale plantfemale flowerfemale cell
- A female mosquito bites to feed her eggs.
“More examples 5
- The number of female students has increased in engineering colleges.
इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेजों में छात्राओं की संख्या बढ़ी है।
- Radhika is the first female officer in her family.
राधिका अपने परिवार की पहली महिला अधिकारी है।
- A female peacock is called a peahen.
मादा मोर को peahen कहते हैं।
- The census recorded the female population of each district.
जनगणना ने हर ज़िले की महिला जनसंख्या दर्ज की।
- Female athletes won seven of India's ten medals.
भारत के दस पदकों में से सात महिला खिलाड़ियों ने जीते।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There is a female in our class who won the prize.
✓ There is a girl in our class who won the prize.
For a person, use girl or woman; female sounds like a report or a label.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'girl' या 'woman' लिखें; 'female' रिपोर्ट या लेबल जैसा लगता है।
✗ She is a feminine doctor.
✓ She is a female doctor.
For sex, use female; feminine is about qualities.
लिंग के लिए 'female' आता है; 'feminine' गुणों के लिए है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
?Which word?
Keep apart female (sex) and feminine (qualities typical of women).
Female (लिंग) और feminine (स्त्रियों के विशिष्ट गुण, स्त्रैण) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Female literacy in India was about 65 per cent in Census 2011.
जनगणना 2011 में भारत में महिला साक्षरता लगभग 65 प्रतिशत थी।