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A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl. / (LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.

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femme

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Source Word

femme

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɛm/

Noun

uncommon

A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl. / (LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.

Japanese Meaning

女性 / 妻 / 若い女性や少女（主にカナダ・米国の用例） / （LGBTの文脈で）女性的な外見・アイデンティティを持つレズビアンまたは他のクィア女性

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At the café, the femme read a novel while sipping her espresso.

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カフェで、その女性はエスプレッソをすすりながら小説を読んでいた。

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A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.

Then I turned to him and said, "O my lord, I have that to propose to thee wherein thou must not cross me; and this it is that, when we reach Baghdad, my native city, I offer thee my life as thy handmaiden in holy matrimony, and thou shalt be to me baron and I will be femme to thee."

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(LGBT) A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.

Some of the most political dykes in town had already converted, tossing out their Levi's and Birkenstocks in favor of poodle skirts and heels. It was no longer a question of butch vs. femme, liberations vs. oppression. Clothes did not unmake the woman; clothes were just clothes.

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