Synonyms of females

females

noun

plural of female

as in ladies

an adult female human being

researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ladies
• women
• gentlewomen
• girls
• madams
• gals
• dames
• maidens
• damsels
• lasses
• maids
• beauties
• madames
• belles
• lassies
• dolls
• senoras
• senoritas
• ingenues
• misses
• babes
• mademoiselles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of females

The males die after a hookup; the females return to Lake Erie to lay their eggs. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

As the number of distractor calls increased, females got worse at picking the attractive call, took longer to decide, and were more likely to defer choosing within the 10-minute window altogether. — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

This is pointing out how many biological females would have won a specific honor if not for the trans athlete that took it. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Because of these characteristic trails, apple maggots are also known as railroad worms (the name is more commonly applied to the larvae and wormlike adult females of Phrixothrix beetles). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

The bears, which are normally solitary creatures, can be picky when choosing mates, and females are only in heat for one to three days each year. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

The victims include five 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

One 19-year-old male, four 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females were treated for injuries. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Sea spiders breathe through the skin, and females produce eggs along their limbs that eventually extrude through specialized pores. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026