Meaning

1 senses
  1. A woman who engages in sexual activity with another woman; a lesbian.

More definitions
  • a female homosexual

Origin

From Middle French tribade, and its source, Latin tribad-, from Koine Greek τριβάς (tribás

From Middle French tribade, and its source, Latin tribad-, from Koine Greek τριβάς (tribás), from Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”).

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Forms

plural: tribades
Singulartribade
Pluraltribades

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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