feminization

English

Alternative forms

• feminisation

Etymology

From feminize +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfemɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

feminization (plural feminizations)

1. The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
2. (biology) The development of female sex characteristics.

Antonyms

• masculinization, masculinisation
• masculization, masculisation

Derived terms

• hyperfeminization
• overfeminization
• refeminization

Translations

act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized

• Catalan: feminització f
• French: féminisation (fr) f
• Galician: feminización (gl) f
• German: Feminisierung f, Fe­mi­ni­sa­ti­on f, Verweiblichung f
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• Italian: femminilizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: feminização (pt) f
• Spanish: feminización f

development of female sex characteristics

• Catalan: feminització f
• Finnish: feminisaatio (fi)
• Galician: feminización (gl) f
• German: Feminisierung f, Fe­mi­ni­sa­ti­on f, Verweiblichung f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: femminilizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: feminização (pt) f
• Spanish: feminización f