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Added 9 October 2026

feminine

/ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ adjective

In Latin: fēminīnus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about feminine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or pertaining to the female gender.
Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
Belonging to females; typically used by females.
Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names.

noun

That which is feminine.
A woman.
The feminine gender.

Origin

From Middle English feminine, femynyne, femynyn, from Old French feminin, feminine, from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-eh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”). Related to fetus, feminism, filial, fellatio.

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