| adult |
An adult person or animal is one that is grown up. An adult person can get married or drive a car, but a child cannot. An adult female dog can have puppies, but a female that has not grown up yet cannot. [1/2 definitions] |
| alto |
the vocal range between tenor and soprano. Alto is the lowest range for the female voice and highest for the male. [1/4 definitions] |
| Amazon |
a member of a race of tall, strong, and fierce female warriors who are written about in Greek mythology. [1/2 definitions] |
| antler |
Antlers are something you might see on the head of a deer. They are like horns, but they look more like tree branches when they get large. Most female deer do not grow antlers, but all male deer grow them. |
| ballerina |
a female ballet dancer. |
| banshee |
a female spirit in Irish folk stories. Banshees wail to predict someone's death. |
| bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
| black widow |
a small spider of North and South America. The female has a shiny, black body with a red mark on her underside and a venomous bite. |
| breast |
either of the two glands on the human chest, usually bigger on women than on men. Babies get milk from female breasts. [1/2 definitions] |
| cardinal |
A cardinal is a bird that is native to North America. It is easy to recognize a male cardinal because it has bright red feathers and a kind of black mask around its beak. The adult female cardinal is brown and olive green with bits of red showing through. Cardinals can often be seen in the winter in places where it's cold. [1/2 definitions] |
| caribou |
an animal with long legs and a long neck. Caribou are mammals with antlers and hooves. They live in the northern part of North America. Caribou are closely related to moose and other kinds of deer. Both male and female caribou have antlers. |
| cattle |
large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called steers or bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle. |
| congresswoman |
(often capitalized) a female member of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| cow1 |
the adult female of cattle. [2 definitions] |
| daughter |
a person's female child. |
| doe |
an adult female deer, goat, or rabbit. Adult females of some similar animals are also called does. |
| duck1 |
a female duck. The male is often called a drake. [1/2 definitions] |
| egg1 |
a cell in a female animal or in some kinds of plants that can develop into a new individual after it is fertilized. [1/2 definitions] |
| empress |
the female ruler of an empire. [1/2 definitions] |
| ewe |
an adult female sheep. |
| F3 |
abbreviation of "female." |