Female
Female adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women.
Usage example: female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men
Womanlike
Womanlike adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women.
Usage example: the photograph shows the silhouette of a full, womanlike figure framed against the backlight from an open farmhouse door
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