ETYM Old Eng. femel, femal, French femelle, from Latin femella, dim. of femina woman. Related to Feminine.
1. A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies; SYN. female person.
2. An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa).

(French) woman. femme fatale, “fatal woman”; woman exercising fatal fascination, or seemingly dogged by fate. femme savante, learned woman; bluestocking.

ETYM Old Eng. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. and OS. wif, Dutch wijf, German weib, Old High Germ. wîb, Icel. vîf, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, Latin vibrare to vibrate.
(Irregular plural: wives).
A married woman; a man's partner in marriage; SYN. married woman.

ETYM Old Eng. woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, as. wîfmann, wîmmann; wîf woman, wife + mann a man. Related to Wife, and Man.
(Irregular plural: women).
1. An adult female person (as opposed to a man); SYN. adult female.
2. (Informal) A female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man. + prikaži više