femme

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
2. A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.
3. A person whose gender is feminine-leaning, such as a feminine non-binary person.

Adj

1. Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female.
2. Effeminate (of a man).
3. Characteristic of a feminine lesbian or queer woman.

Concepts

épouse

👰‍♀️

femme

👩

gonzesse

madame

mariée

Mme

nana

bonne femme

conjointe

meuf

👩

epouse

bougreesse

Synonymes

bride

female

girl

👧

lady

madam

missus

mistress

Mrs

old woman

signora

spouse

squaw

wife

👰‍♀️

woman

👩

Mrs.

Frau

Miss

Ms

Ms.

wifey

little woman

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fɛm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French femme (“woman”). Doublet of feme, femina, and hembra.