lioness
/ˈlaɪənɪs/
noun
- 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.
- 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.