tribade

tribade [trib-uh d] Word Origin noun

1. lesbian(def 5).

Origin of tribade 1595–1605; French Latin tribad- (stem of tribas) Greek tribás, equivalent to trib-, variant stem of trī́b(ein) to rub + -as (stem -ad-) -ade2 Related formstri·bad·ic [trih-bad-ik] /trɪˈbæd ɪk/, adjective British Dictionary definitions for tribade tribade noun

1. a lesbian, esp one who practises tribadism

Derived Formstribadic (trɪˈbædɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for tribade C17: from Latin tribas, from Greek tribein to rub