/ ɪˈfemɪnət; NAmE / adjective
( disapproving ) ( of a man or a boy ) looking, behaving or sounding like a woman or a girl
► ef·fem·in·acy / ɪˈfemɪnəsi; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin effeminatus , past participle of effeminare make feminine, from ex- (expressing a change of state) + femina woman.