femme English

Meaning femme meaning

What does femme mean?

femme noun

— A woman, a wife; (now, chiefly, North America) a young woman or girl. [from 19th c.]

— (LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch. [from 20th c.]

femme adjective

— (chiefly, North America, journalism, entertainment) Pertaining to a femme; feminine, female. [from 20th c.]

— (chiefly, derogatory) Effeminate (of a man). [from 20th c.]

Synonyms femme synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as femme?

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woman

wifey

wife

squaw

spouse

signora

old woman

mistress

missus

madam

little woman

lady

girl

female

bride

Ms.

Ms

Mrs.

Mrs

Miss

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