Qual a diferença entre feminine e female?

Qual a diferença entre feminine e female?

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Good afternoon, Mantellis. Welcome to the Forum, nice to meet you!
This was the most verbose question we got: differença. LOL. :-)

In general, we could say that a female is about gender, in contrast to a male.
We can say, for example of a male sheep being called a ram.

Feminine would be an adjective that describes 'having qualities or an appearance traditionally associated with women.
Or still in other contexts traditionally associated with a mother or parent. Can be also be also used other words like motherly, caring, nurturing, in the same sentence or paragraph.
Sometimes the word may (or may not) be used in a derogatory way, in the sense of being unmasculine.
Other some occasions both words, "feminine" and "female" can be used interchangeably.