male
Old French word "femelle" which meant "woman." The word "female" is not related to the word "male."
un drapeaumasculine
"protecteur" (if male); "protectrice" (if female)
Masculine, "un chapeau".
They are female. So you would say "La" in front of the word.
un pharmacien (male) une pharmacienne (female)
male companion = copain female companion = copine
une semaine is a feminine noun.
The French translation for "defender" is ledéfendeur for a male or la défendeuse for a female.
The french word for a female redhead is une rousse, and for a male is un roux.
'Fe-' is not considered to be a prefix, as the words 'female' and 'male' evolved seperately. The word 'male' was taken from the Old French 'malle' which in turn came from the Latin 'Masculus'. 'Female' originates from 'femele', which was also stolen from the French, who had adapted it from the Latin word 'Femina'.