female

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[English Word] 'female' of a pair of firesticks

[Swahili Word] ulindi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] female

[Swahili Word] -a kike

[Part of Speech] adjective

[English Example] male and female Muslims criticised the bill for trying to rewrite the Qur'an

[Swahili Example] Waislamu wa kike na wa kiume wanaushtumu muswada huo kama jaribio la kuiandika upya Qur'ani [http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_leoafrica.shtml BBC]

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[English Word] female

[Swahili Word] -ke

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Derived Word] jike, kike, kuke, mke, mwanamke, uke

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[English Word] female (animal)

[English Plural] females

[Swahili Word] jike

[Swahili Plural] majike

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] -ke adj

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[English Word] female animal which has not yet produced young

[Swahili Word] mtamba

[Swahili Plural] mitamba

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] heifer.

[Swahili Example] mtamba wa ng'ombe

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[English Word] female side (of a family)

[Swahili Word] kuke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] ke V

[Swahili Example] jamaa ya kukeni [Rec]

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[English Word] female side (of a family)

[Swahili Word] kuuke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] ke V

[Swahili Example] jamaa ya kukeni [Rec]

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[English Word] in the female line

[Swahili Word] kuukeni

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Swahili Example] mengi yalijulikana juu ya nyendo zake, [...] asili yake, kuumeni na kuukeni [Ya]

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Synonyms:

Breeding, bearing, conceiving, offspring-bearing, child-bearing / Pistillate, pistil-bearing, fertile / Of females, belonging to or characterizing females / Feminine, delicate, soft, weak, gentle

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Female — (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by… … Wikipedia
Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
female — female, feminine 1. general. Female is used as an adjective, contrasting with the etymologically unrelated word male, to designate the sex of humans and animals that can bear offspring and to designate plants that are fruit bearing. Feminine is… … Modern English usage
female — Ⅰ. female UK US /ˈfiːmeɪl/ adjective ► belonging or relating to women: »The percentage of female managers in industry has doubled in five years. ► used to describe a piece of equipment that has a hole or space into which another part can be… … Financial and business terms
female — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. femelle (12c.) woman, female, from M.L. femella a female, from L. femella young female, girl, dim. of femina woman (see FEMININE (Cf. feminine)). Sense extended in V.L. from humans to female of other animals. Spelling… … Etymology dictionary
female — [fē′māl΄] adj. [ME, altered after MALE < femelle < OFr < L femella, dim. of femina, a woman < IE base * dhē , to suck, suckle > L felare, to suck, filius, son, fetus, progeny, Gr thēlazein, to suckle, thele, nipple] 1. designating… … English World dictionary
female — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referring to the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs. 2) relating to or characteristic of women or female animals. 3) (of a plant or flower) having a pistil but no stamens. 4) (of a fitting) manufactured hollow so that a… … English terms dictionary
Female — Fe male, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.] 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
female — [adj] having the qualities or characteristics of a woman effeminate, fecund, feminine, fertile, maternal, muliebrous, womanish, womanly; concepts 371,408 Ant. male, masculine female [n] woman daughter, femme, gal, gentlewoman, girl, grandmother,… … New thesaurus
female — female. См. самка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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