English
Etymology
From F. #French|femme.

Pronunciation
IPA|/f�m/

Noun
en-noun

1. context|archaic|rare A woman, a wife.

#*1885: Then I turned to him and said, "O my lord, I have that to propose to thee wherein thou must not cross me; and this it is that, when we reach Baghdad, my native city, I offer thee my life as thy handmaiden in holy matrimony, and thou shalt be to me baron and I will be femme to thee." � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18

1. slang A feminine lesbian, and especially one who is attracted to masculine (or butch) lesbians.

French
Etymology
L.|fr femina.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fam/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. woman
2. wife

Antonyms
homme
mari

Related terms
femelle
féminin
femmelette

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