femdom

fem·dom
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UK/ˈfɛmˌdɒm/US/ˈfɛmˌdɑm//ˈfɛm.dəm/

noun

Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.

Similar
dominatrixdommefemaledom
OriginEnglish dominantclip. ← Middle French dominant ← Middle English femynyne →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

femdom1

nounfemdom (countable and uncountable, plural femdoms)

plural femdoms

  1. uncountableBDSMFemale domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
  2. countableBDSMA female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

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

    2017, D. L. King, Unspeakably Erotic: Lesbian Kink
    1 more example

    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.

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

    Synonyms: dominatrix, domme

femdom2

nounfemdom (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableFemales considered as a group; womankind.

    Synonyms: femaledom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

Similar
dominatrixdomme

nounFemales considered as a group; womankind.

Similar
femaledom

Origin

femdom · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*θēmanā
  4. Proto-Italic*fēmanā
  5. Latinfēmina
  6. Latinfēmella
  7. Old Frenchfemele
  8. Middle Englishfemele
  9. Middle Englishfemale
  10. Englishfemaleclip.
  11. Latinfēmina
  12. Latinfēminīnus
  13. Old Frenchfeminin
  14. Middle Englishfemynyne
  15. Englishfeminineclip.
  16. Englishfem-
  17. Middle Frenchdominant
  18. Englishdominantclip.
  19. Englishfemdom

From fem- + -dom (“domination”).

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femdom · noun

From fem- + -dom (“group”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 女S
  • 女SBDSM: female domination
Finnish femdom
  • femdomBDSM: female domination
French femdom
  • femdomBDSM: female domination
German Femdom
  • FemdomBDSM: female domination
Japanese フェムドム
  • フェムドム (femudomu)BDSM: female domination
Russian фемдо́м
  • фемдо́м (femdóm)BDSM: female domination
Cite this entry
APA

femdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femdom

MLA

“femdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femdom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femdom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femdom.

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