The difference between Female and Male
When used as nouns, female means a human member of the feminine sex or gender, whereas male means a human member of the masculine sex or gender.
When used as adjectives, female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it, whereas male means belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Female and Male
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Female as an adjective:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples:
"female authors'', ''the leading male and female artists'', ''a female bird cooing at a male'', ''intersex female patients'', ''a trans female vlogger"
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Female as an adjective:
Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}
Examples:
"stereotypically female pastimes'', ''an insect with typically female coloration"
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Female as an adjective:
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Examples:
"the female chromosome''; ''estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"
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Female as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'feminine'):
Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
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Female as an adjective (figuratively):
Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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Female as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive, see usage notes):
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. A human member of the feminine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that produces eggs. A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
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Male as an adjective:
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Examples:
"male writers'', ''the leading male and female singers'', ''a male bird feeding a seed to a female'', ''in bee colonies, all drones are male'', ''intersex male patients"
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Male as an adjective:
Characteristic of this sex/gender. , .}}
Examples:
"stereotypically male interests'', ''an insect with typically male coloration"
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Male as an adjective:
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Examples:
"the male chromosome''; ''like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"
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Male as an adjective (grammar, less common than 'masculine'):
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
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Male as an adjective (figuratively):
Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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Male as a noun (sometimes, _, offensive):
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A human member of the masculine sex or gender. An animal of the sex that has testes. A plant of the masculine sex.