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[[File:Female symbol.png|thumb|180x180px|The female symbol. Unicode: U+2640 ♀]]
'''Female''' (also known as '''Woman''', '''Lady''', '''Chick''', '''Gal''', '''Dudette''', or '''Girl''' (diminutive)) is a [[gender]] which is part of the Western [[gender binary]]. It is often associated with [[femininity]] and a connection to girlhood or femininity (as defined in one's society). It includes [[cisgender]], [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]] and [[non-binary]] women. Some non-binary individuals also may have a partial connection to being a woman or femininity, in which case they may identify as a [[Non-Binary Woman|non-binary woman]], woman-[[aligned]], [[feingender]], and/or [[fiaspec]].
Woman is a term used for adults, while girl is used for children and teenagers. Gal is used as a casual word for women, typically younger women. Female is also sometimes used as a synonym for woman, however "female" can also be used to denote [[sex|sexual]] traits, so typically considered overly clinical for most cases. "Female" can sometimes be used to exclude transfeminine people or reduce women to their genitalia. The word [[wifgender]] was created to encompass all the various words for womanhood.
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