female vs male

female and male both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
female	Yes	Yes	No	No
male	Yes	Yes	No	No

female (noun)	male (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)	an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies	a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

female (adjective)	male (adjective)
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop	being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls	for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman	characteristic of a man