femelle
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French femelle, from Old French femele, from Latin femella.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfemelle (plural femelles)
Noun
editfemelle f (plural femelles)
Usage notes
edit- femelle used for humans is considered pejorative in Standard French. The standard term is féminin for the adjective, femme for the noun.
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editMiddle English
editAdjective
editfemelle
- Alternative form of femele
Noun
editfemelle
- Alternative form of femele
Middle French
editAdjective
editfemelle m or f (plural femelles)
Coordinate terms
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- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Louisiana French
- Cajun French
- fr:Female
- fr:Female family members
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English adjectives
- Middle English nouns
- Middle French lemmas
- Middle French adjectives
- frm:Female