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femme

[fem]
–noun Slang.
a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance.
Also, fem.


Origin:
< F: woman; see feme
femme   (fěm)   
adj.  Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men.
n.  
  1. Slang One who is femme.
  2. Informal A woman or girl.

[French, from Old French, from Latin fēmina; see feminine.]

Femme

Femme\ (? or ?), n. [F.] A woman. See Feme, n.

Femme de chambre. [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.
Language Translation for : femme
Spanish: asistente doméstico,
German: die Tageshilfe,
Japanese: 通いのお手伝いさん

femme 
from Fr., lit. "woman." Slang meaning "passive and more feminine partner in a lesbian couple" is first attested 1961; femme fatale "attractive and dangerous woman" attested from 1912.
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