lioness

/ˈlaɪənɪs/
noun
  1. A female lion.
    • A lioness does most of the hunting for her pride.
    • The lioness carefully carried her cub to a new den.
    • We watched a lioness stalk a zebra across the savanna.
  2. A woman who is strong, brave, or protective.
    • He called his grandmother a lioness because she never backed down from a challenge.
    • She became a lioness in the courtroom, defending her client fiercely.
    • The mother was a lioness when it came to protecting her children.
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