fem

adjective

1. feminine.

noun

2. a woman.
3. femme.

noun Slang.

1. a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance.

1. female.
2. feminine.

abbreviation for

1. female
2. feminine

noun

1. a woman or wife
2. (fɛm) a lesbian who adopts a feminine role in a relationship

n.

slang for “woman,” by 1936, from female.

n.

French, literally “woman,” from Old French feme, from Latin femina (see feminine). Slang meaning “passive and more feminine partner in a lesbian couple” attested by 1961.