Feminine

femmelette

Meaning

  1. (feminine) wimp
  2. (feminine) sissy

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fam.lɛt/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French femmelette (first attested ca. 1365), from Old French femelette (early 14th c.), derived from femmette and modeled after femele, the latter from Latin femella. By surface analysis, femme + elette. Compare hommelet.

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