femmina

Definitions of femmina
  1. noun
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
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    antonyms:
    maschio
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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    donna
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    serva
    a worthless or immoral woman
    damigella
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    cenerentola
    a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
    civetta, vamp
    a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    gentildonna, madama, signora
    a woman of refinement
    maliardo, sirena
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    giovinetta, signorina
    a young woman
    eroina
    a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
    baby sitter, baby-sitter, balia, bambinaia, bonne, nurse, nutrice, puericultore
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    ninfa
    a voluptuously beautiful young woman
    beauty-case, bella, bellezza, dea, venere
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    silfide
    a slender graceful young woman
    ragazza, signorina, zitella
    a woman who is not married
    vedova
    a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
    donna, moglie, signora, sposa
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    type of:
    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
  2. noun
    an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
    synonyms: madre
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    cavallina
    a young female horse under the age of four
    type of:
    animale, bestia, bruto, organismo animale
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  3. noun
    an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
    synonyms: maschio
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