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) wimp sissy === Further reading === “femmelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012