females

fe-males · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "female"; persons, animals, or plants of the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs.

  2. 2.

    Women or girls considered as a group.

Related words

Antonyms: males
See also: female, males, women
Synonyms: girls, women

Etymology

From Old French femelle ("female"), from Latin femella ("young woman, girl"), diminutive of femina ("woman"). The plural form adds the standard English -s suffix.