femynyne
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French feminin; compare femele.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
femynyne
- female (of feminine sex or gender)
- womanish, womanlike
- feminine (having positive womanly qualities)
- effeminate (having negative womanly qualities)
- (grammar) Of feminine grammatical gender.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: feminine
References[edit]
- “feminīn(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.