fem-, femi- +
(Latin: woman, women; not masculine: neither man nor men)
feminize, feminized, feminizing
1. To render feminine; to become feminine.
2. To make feminine or womanish; to give a feminine cast to (a description).
3. To become or grow feminine.
4. In bioloby, to induce female sexual characteristics in.
2. To make feminine or womanish; to give a feminine cast to (a description).
3. To become or grow feminine.
4. In bioloby, to induce female sexual characteristics in.
feminoid
Feminine (but not a female); of female form or appearance; like or resembling a female.
feminophobia
An abnormal or intense fear of women .
femiphobia, femiphobic
An irrational fear, or obsession, that a man has of being considered feminine or of being accused of displaying the characteristics of a sissy.
femme
In French combinations: femme de ménage, a charwoman, or domestic help; femme du monde, a woman of the world; femme fatale, a dangerously attractive woman; femme incomprise, a woman who is misunderstood or not truly appreciated.
A dangerously attractive woman: "Bernadette was considered to be beautiful and seductive; however, she was also thought to be a dangerous woman because she influenced men into dangerous or compromising situations."
femmentophilist
A collector of hair.
femocrat
An influential female civil servant or politician; especially, one noted for feminist views.
pudendum femininum
Female pudendum; that portion of the female genitalia comprising the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule, greater and lesser vestibular glands, and vaginal orifice.
Commonly used to denote the entire external female genitalia (i.e., to include the clitoris and urethra as well).
