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noun
Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: dominatrix, domme
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Females considered as a group; womankind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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Synonyms: femaledom
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheh1(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-m̥h1n-éh2 Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English femaleclip. ▲ Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminineclip. English fem- Middle French dominantbor. English dominantclip. English -dom English femdom From fem- + -dom (“domination”).
From fem- + -dom (“group”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
