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Definition of the noun adult female

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noun

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
- synonym of adult female: woman
- more generic terms: adult / grownup = a fully developed person from maturity onward; female / female person = a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
- more specific terms:
  - white woman = a woman who is White
  - amazon / virago = a large strong and aggressive woman
  - maenad = a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
  - bachelor girl / bachelorette = a young unmarried woman who lives alone
  - baggage = a worthless or immoral woman
  - ball-breaker / ball-buster = a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
  - bar girl / B-girl = a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
  - bluestocking / bas bleu = a woman having literary or intellectual interests
  - maid of honor / bridesmaid = an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
  - broad = slang term for a woman
  - cat = a spiteful woman gossip
  - Cinderella = a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
  - prickteaser / coquette / vamper / flirt / tease / minx / vamp = a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
  - gentlewoman / ma'am / madam / dame / lady = a woman of refinement
  - debutante / deb = a young woman making her debut into society
  - grass widow / divorcee = a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
  - ex-wife / ex = a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
  - dominatrix = a dominating woman
  - donna = an Italian woman of rank
  - femme fatale / enchantress / temptress / Delilah / siren = a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
  - eyeful = a strikingly beautiful woman
  - geisha girl / geisha = a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
  - young woman / young lady / fille / missy / girl / miss = a young female
  - girl = a friendly informal reference to a grown woman
  - lady friend / girlfriend / girl = a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
  - girlfriend = any female friend
  - gold digger = a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
  - gravida = a pregnant woman
  - heroine = a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
  - inamorata = a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
  - jezebel = a shameless impudent scheming woman
  - jilt = a woman who jilts a lover
  - lady = a polite name for any woman
  - maenad = an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
  - materfamilias / matriarch = a female head of a family or tribe
  - matriarch = a feisty older woman with a big bosom
  - matron = a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
  - mestiza = a woman of mixed racial ancestry
  - fancy woman / kept woman / mistress = an adulterous woman
  - mother figure = a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother
  - nursemaid / nanny / nurse = a woman who is the custodian of children
  - nullipara = a woman who has never give birth to a child
  - houri / nymph = a voluptuously beautiful young woman
  - nymphet = a sexually attractive young woman
  - old woman = a woman who is old
  - woman of the street / lady of pleasure / sporting lady / working girl / fancy woman / prostitute / cocotte / cyprian / harlot / whore / bawd / tart = a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
  - shiksa / shikse = a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women
  - sweetheart / knockout / ravisher / mantrap / smasher / stunner / beauty / looker / peach / dish / lulu = a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  - sylph = a slender graceful young woman
  - unmarried woman = a woman who is not married
  - vestal = a chaste woman
  - Wac = a member of the Women's Army Corps
  - Wave = a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy
  - widow woman / widow = a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
  - married woman / wife = a married woman
  - wonder woman = a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time
- instance: Eve = Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race
- part: adult female body / woman's body = the body of an adult woman

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Adult Female

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Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008)

by John L. Capinera

Brazil, Mexico, West Indies Nymph, adult female Aerial part of the ...

The American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology (1921)

by Casey Albert Wood

Guersent (an adult female took 631 grains in a few days), Judko (1,694 grains of hydrochlorid ...

Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration (2010)

by Wang, Victor C. X.

curriculum benefits adult female learners' academic experiences. Adult female learners succeed better in learning environments that incorporate connections and relationships among learners. Therefore, inclusion of social networking sites ...

A Dictionary of Entomology (2011)

Adult female scale-cover reddish-brown, circular, flattened and ca 2 mm in diameter. Male cover elongate and somewhat pale; male undergoes prepupal and pupal stage with winged adult. Female moults from second instar nymph directly ...

Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia (2013)

by Douglas M. Considine, Glenn D. Considine

Adult female 20 pounds ( 9.1 kilograms) Coloration Plumage black with an iridescent sheen ranging from red to green to bronze Throat wattle red, but sometimes can appear bluish-white ...

Encyclopedia of Pest Management (2002)

by David Pimentel, Ph.D.

The adult female mite makes a tunnel (burrow) in the horny layer of the epidermis to stay and lay eggs. Scabies is a highly contagious pruritic dermatosis and the spread is associated with overcrowding, poor hygiene, and delayed diagnosis.

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera (2012)

Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America by Charles W. Heckman

The adult female has not been described.

Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary (1994)

by Louisa Pansegrouw

admire grudgingly 16 adult female admire grudgingly covet, envy admire oneself airs, boast, boastful, conceited, coxcomb, egotist, exhibitionist, peacock, plume, pop, preen, prideful, stuck-up, swank, vain admirer adherent, adorer, beau, ...