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- [fem]
- /fɛm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fem]
- /fɛm/
Definitions of femes word
- noun femes a woman or wife. 1
- noun femes Plural form of feme. 1
- noun femes plural of feme. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of femes
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Anglo-French, Old French fem(m)e < Latin fēmina woman; akin to fetus, fecund
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Femes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
femes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.