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Related to the biological or social sex/gender of women; concerning the characteristics of women or girls.
Der Löwenanteil der Pflegearbeit wird immer noch von weiblichen Familienmitgliedern geleistet.
The lion's share of care work is still done by female family members.
The adjective 'weiblich' (female/feminine) is derived with the suffix '-lich' from the old German word 'das Weib' (woman). Today, 'Weib' is often perceived as derogatory.
Die meisten Figuren in diesem Roman sind weiblich.
Most of the characters in this novel are female.
The meaning of 'weiblich' (female/feminine) depends on the context. In connection with people or animals, it refers to biological sex. In the context of language and grammar, it refers to grammatical gender (genus).
In unserem Team gibt es mehr weibliche als männliche Mitarbeiter.
There are more female than male employees on our team.
In the biological or social sense, 'weiblich' (female) is often combined with nouns such as 'Person' (person), 'Körper' (body), 'Vorname' (first name), or even abstract concepts like 'Intuition' (intuition).
Der Film erzählt die Geschichte aus einer weiblichen Perspektive.
The film tells the story from a female perspective.
various / diverse
'divers' and 'weiblich' can both be used as gender information, for example on forms. 'Weiblich' means that a person is classified as a woman or girl. 'Divers' is an official term for a gender identity that is not exclusively male or female. The words can be confusing because 'divers' also means 'various' in other contexts. But in gender information, 'divers' is its own category and is not the same as 'weiblich'.
Die Ärztin notierte, dass das Baby weiblich ist.
The doctor noted that the baby is female.
Im Formular kreuzte die Person bei Geschlecht „divers“ an.
On the form, the person checked 'diverse' for gender.