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Female is a sex that denotes an animal which produces egg cells in order to reproduce. (The "egg cell" is the larger gamete). Female or Feminine is a grammatical gender in many languages.
The female is one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the male is the other half. In many cases, a female cannot reproduce without sexual intercourse with a male, although some exceptions exist. What actually differentiates a female from a male is not always apparent, and in some cases is more a question of definition than anything else. 'Female' and 'male' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals. A woman is a female human being.
In most cultures, women are expected to conform to a standard female gender role. Female is commonly represented by the symbol ♀.
Other meanings of female
In hardware and electronics, a female connector is a component, such as a socket, which is designed to be receive and contain a corresponding male component. The word female figuratively means internal based on this sense. (See also gender of connectors and fasteners and gender changer.)
See also
Woman for more on female humans.
Women In Hinduism for Present Hindu Women situation
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