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femdom.

Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛmˌdɒm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛmˌdɑm/General-American
  1. Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.

    uncountable
  2. A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈfɛm.dəm/
  1. Females considered as a group; womankind.

    rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From fem- + -dom (“group”).

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