"fem" meaning in French

See fem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛm/ Forms: fems [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English femme, fem (with the rarer spelling borrowed to avoid ambiguity with French femme (“woman”)). English fem is itself from French femme. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|femme|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English femme, {{bor+|fr|en|femme}} Borrowed from English femme, {{m|en|fem}} fem, {{cog|fr|femme||woman}} French femme (“woman”), {{cog|en|fem}} English fem, {{der|fr|fr|femme}} French femme Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fem f (plural fems)
  1. a femme (feminine queer woman) (contrast butch) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female people, LGBT
    Sense id: en-fem-fr-noun-KmYZ9aL5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms borrowed back into French

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