Qui appartient aux femmes, qui est propre et particulier ŕ la femme.
1. For or composed of women or girls
2. Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; SYN. distaff.
3. (Biology) Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
ETYM Latin femininus, from femina woman; prob. akin to Latin fetus, or to Greek thsthai to suck, thsai to suckle, Skr. dhâ to suck; cf. AS. faemme woman, maid: cf. French féminin. Related to Fetus.
1. Associated with women and not with men.
2. Of grammatical gender.
3. (Music or poetry) Ending on an unaccented beat or syllable.