English Explanatory Dictionary

femboy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A (typically young) male or non-binary individual who adopts a feminine aesthetic and has an androgynous appearance.
A trans woman or transfeminine person.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛm.bɔɪ/ /ˈfɛm.boɪ/ /ˈfem.boɪ/ Femboy-UK.ogg Femboy Pronounciation US Southern California.ogg

Word forms

femboy femboys

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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English femboy From fem- (“feminine”) + boy.

Synonyms

bading big girl's blouse cockney cot-quean cupcake dudelet fakaleiti fairy femboy gentleman ginch girl's blouse girlyman janegirl jessie nancy nancyboy nancy pants pansy Percy poof poofter posy sniffer pretty boy puss-gentleman quiche-eater sissy softling soy boy swish twink zenana

Related words

femboi fembro femby roseboy tomboy fembot mascgirl shemale otokonoko

Derived words

femboydom femboyification femboyish femboyism

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