femme

noun

ˈfem 

variants or less commonly fem

1

: woman sense 1a

2

: a lesbian who is notably or stereotypically feminine in appearance and manner

Examples of femme in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our family’s story is a drop in a shared legacy of Black women and femmes whose histories have been poisoned by systemic denial of resources, support, and care. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 5 Apr. 2025

Our current president is overturning our government into an oligarchy, women and femmes are seeing their body autonomy stripped away, and there’s a culture war against trans and LGBTQ+ people. —Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2025

Of course, that’s a burden too often placed on and expected of Black femmes. —Wren Sanders, Them, 16 Dec. 2024

Inspired by Gibbs’ video, a couple of femmes took to TikTok to create their version paying homage to bottoms. —María Saldana, Them, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from French femme woman, from Old French feme, from Latin femina

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing femme

• femme fatale

Rhymes for femme

• clem
• em
• gem
• hem
• phlegm
• rem
• stem
• them
• atm
• chernozem
• diadem
• ibidem