Feminino — meaning in English
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English meaning
- female noun A person, animal, or plant of the sex or gender that produces eggs or bears offspring.
- feminine adj Having qualities traditionally associated with women, such as gentleness or delicacy.
- girlish adj Resembling or typical of a young girl.
- womanly adj Considered typical of, or fitting for, a woman; feminine.
- Women noun Plural of woman.
Senses
Feminino is used for these senses in English:
- Women (sports) Clipping of women's team (used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women)
- female Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
- feminine (grammar) The feminine gender.
- girlish Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
- womanly Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
female — full definition
- noun A person, animal, or plant of the sex or gender that produces eggs or bears offspring.
- adj Relating to or being female.
feminine — full definition
- adj Having qualities traditionally associated with women, such as gentleness or delicacy.
- adj Relating to women or the female sex.
- adj In grammar, belonging to the gender category that includes words for female beings in languages that mark gender.