female

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la mujer
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Who was the first female to serve on the Supreme Court?¿Quién fue la primera mujer elegida para servir en la Corte Suprema?
b. la fémina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The victim is a 30-year-old female.La víctima es una fémina de 30 años.
a. la hembra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The females of that species are much larger than the males.Las hembras de esa especie son mucho más grandes que los machos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. femenino
There aren't enough action movies told from a female point of view.No hay suficientes películas de acción narradas desde un punto de vista femenino.
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female doctor
la médica
female dog
la perra
female cousin
la prima
female friend
la amiga
female student
la estudiante
female wolf
la loba
female professor
la profesora
male or female
masculino o femenino
female singer
la voz femenina
my amusing female friends
mis divertidas amigas
female president
la presidenta
the nice female professor
la profesora simpática
female empowerment
el empoderamiento femenino
female duck
la pata
female medical assistant
la auxiliar médico
female dragon
la dragona
female character
personaje femenino
you greet a female teacher
saludas a una maestra
female teachers
profesoras
female agent
la representante
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