femme

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Antonyms 2.3.3 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French femme.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɛm/

[edit] Noun

femme (plural femmes)

1. (archaic, rare) A woman, a wife.
   • 1885: Then I turned to him and said, "O my lord, I have that to propose to thee wherein thou must not cross me; and this it is that, when we reach Baghdad, my native city, I offer thee my life as thy handmaiden in holy matrimony, and thou shalt be to me baron and I will be femme to thee." — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18
2. (slang) A feminine lesbian, and especially one who is attracted to masculine (or butch) lesbians.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin femina.

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• IPA: /fam/

[edit] Noun

femme f. (plural femmes)

1. woman
2. wife

[edit] Synonyms

• épouse (cognate to spouse)

[edit] Antonyms

• (female): homme
• (wife): mari
• (wife): époux (cognate to spouse)

[edit] Related terms

• femelle
• féminin
• femmelette