femdom

English

Alternative forms

• femdomme

Etymology 1

From female +‎ dom, short for domination or dominance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmˌdɑm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmdɒm
• Hyphenation: fem‧dom

Noun

femdom (countable and uncountable, plural femdoms)

2. (BDSM, uncountable) Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
4. (BDSM, countable) A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

   Synonym: dominatrix

   • 2017, D. L. King, Unspeakably Erotic: Lesbian Kink:

     I'm acutely aware that I'm on my knees in front of a gorgeous femdom.

   • 2018, Kallypso Masters, Box Set: Rescue Me Saga Books 4-6 and Bonus Western Dreams:

     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.

Hyponyms

• lezdom

Coordinate terms

• maledom
• femboydom
• futadom (Japanese pornography)

Descendants

• → Russian: фемдо́м (femdóm)

Translations

BDSM: female domination

• French: femdom (fr) m
• German: Femdom n
• Japanese: フェムドム (femudomu)
• Russian: фемдо́м (ru) m (femdóm)

Etymology 2

From fem- +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛm.dəm/
• Rhymes: -ɛmdəm
• Hyphenation: fem‧dom

Noun

femdom (uncountable)

2. (rare) Females considered as a group; womankind.

   Synonym: femaledom

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English femdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛm.dɔm/

Noun

femdom f (countable and uncountable, plural femdoms)

1. (BDSM, uncountable) femdom (sexual practice where women dominate other people)
2. (BDSM, countable) femdom (female dominator)

   Synonyms: dominatrice, maîtresse