Feminine
femmelette
Meaning
- (feminine) wimp
- (feminine) sissy
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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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