
Adult Female
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Definition of the noun adult female
What does adult female mean as a name of something?
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, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela Nymph, adult female Aerial part of the plant Saisettia olae (Oliver) Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico Nymph, ...
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 Marine Mammals (2009)
by William F. Perrin, Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen
Males congregate near a single adult female, fighting for position. Such aggression can involve lunging at each other with ventral grooves extended, hitting with the tail flukes, raising the head while swimming, fluke and flipper slapping, and ...
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures (2003)
Family, Body, Sexuality And Health by Suad Joseph, Afsāna Naǧmābādī
In those settings, fertility is central to adult female identity; childhood ends and adult responsibility begins ...
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Adult Female
Staff and volunteers remove the adult female manatee from the truck for a Sept. 13 release in Sarasota.
Activities were conducted under the USFWS permit # MA770191.
Photo credit: MyFWCmedia
Adult female of Melanogryllus desertus
Photo credit: gailhampshire
Adult Female Gorilla
Adult female gorilla gives a confident stare into the distance
Photo credit: Rennett Stowe
Adult Female Ribbon After Release
Photo credit: jomilo75
Adult Female Leaf Insect
Adult female leaf insect. Note the large wings covering the back and an adult male showing on the bottom right-hand corner.
Photo credit: RichardNAdams
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