femmelette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French femmelette (first attested ca. 1365), from Old French femelette (early 14th c.), derived from femmette and modeled after femele, the latter from Latin femella.

By surface analysis, femme +‎ elette. Compare hommelet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fam.lɛt/

Noun

femmelette f (plural femmelettes)

1. wimp
2. sissy

Further reading

• “femmelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.