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femme

femme [ fem ] or fem [ fem ]


noun  (plural femmes) (plural fems)
Definition:
 
1. woman: a woman or girl

2. somebody behaving femininely: somebody who behaves in a conventionally feminine way



adjective 
Definition:
 
behaving in feminine way: describes somebody, originally usually a lesbian, who behaves in a conventionally feminine way

[Early 19th century. < French< Latin femina (see feminine)]
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