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femdom en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɛmˌdɑm/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
  2. (countable) A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
    • I'm acutely aware that I'm on my knees in front of a gorgeous femdom. 2017, D. L. King, Unspeakably Erotic: Lesbian Kink:
    • She wished she had some fuck-me stiletto thigh-high boots on to give her more of a Domme appearance, but she had seen plenty of femdoms at the club wearing comfortable walking shoes. 2018, Kallypso Masters, Box Set: Rescue Me Saga Books 4-6 and Bonus Western Dreams:

Forms

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femdoms Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

futadom · maledom · femboydom

Descendants

фемдо́м · femdom · フェムドム · Femdom

Holonyms

lezdom · lezdom

Relateds

femdomme

Synonyms

domme · dominatrix

Translations (6)

cmn 女S (BDSM: female domination) · ru фемдо́м (BDSM: female domination) · fi femdom (BDSM: female domination) · de Femdom (BDSM: female domination) · fr femdom (BDSM: female domination) · ja フェムドム (BDSM: female domination)

femdom en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɛm.dəm/

Etymology

From fem- + -dom (“group”).

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Females considered as a group; womankind.

Coordinates

girldom · maledom · fandom · boydom · mandom

Relateds

femidom

Synonyms

femaledom