lioness
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate UK //lˈaɪənɛs// li·on·ess
n. a female lion. You use this word to talk about a lion's mother or a female member of a lion pride.
n. a female lion. Often used in biological or literary contexts to distinguish the female from the male.
The lioness protected her cubs from the other animals.
During the hunt, the lioness led the charge while the males waited at the edge of the herd.
The documentary follows a lioness as she navigates the challenges of raising a litter in a territory increasingly encroached upon by human development.
From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.