Plural of femme

Forms of femme

Femmes in a sentence

• Given the myth that lesbian femmes will eventually leave their butches for men, there is an understandable unwillingness to acknowledge bisexual femmes, who really might do it — as indeed they have every right to.1997, Bi Academic Intervention, Bisexual Imaginary: Representation, Identity, and Desire, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 207
• Jordan-Zachery offers two dominant scripts that are often written onto Black women's, femmes', and girls' bodies: The Ass and Strong Black Woman scripts.2019, Black Girl Magic Beyond the Hashtag (Julia S. Jordan-Zachery, Duchess Harris), page 21
• He is, reputedly, a dashing Casanova and receives oh so many letters from oh so many femmes.1997, Hugh Aaron, Letters from the Good War: A Young Man's Discovery of the World, Stones Point Press, →ISBN, page 314. From the entry oh so
• Many femmes made sure to point out they were not “pillow princesses,” meaning they are not just receivers.2014, Joey Cooter, Butch, Femme, or Neither? What Owning These Identities Means, Johnson City, Tennessee: East Tennessee State University…. From the entry pillow princess
• "I like the young, andro look, but I've dated across the board—butches, femmes, trannies—and that really bothers Clara.2004, New York. From the entry across the board

Meaning of femme

1. noun A woman; a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
2. noun A lesbian or other queer woman whose appearance, identity etc. is seen as feminine as opposed to butch.
3. noun A person whose gender is feminine-leaning, such as a feminine non-binary person.

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Questions about the plural of femme

What is the plural of femme?

The plural of femme is femmes.

Is femme countable?

Femme is a countable noun.