Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rendering or becoming feminine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
feminizing , or the state of beingfeminized - noun biology The development of
female sex characteristics
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
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Examples
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We continually speak about the fact that women make 70 cents to every dollar a man makes and yet we refuse to acknowledge more than lip service to the term feminization of poverty.
The Big Top Is In Town With Octagalore Renee 2009
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We continually speak about the fact that women make 70 cents to every dollar a man makes and yet we refuse to acknowledge more than lip service to the term feminization of poverty.
Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009
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Black women represent the very term feminization of poverty and when responsible for raising a child, motherhood and race combine in many instances to create abject poverty.
Mocking Henrietta Hughes Proves The GOP Has No Heart Renee 2009
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Black women represent the very term feminization of poverty and when responsible for raising a child, motherhood and race combine in many instances to create abject poverty.
Archive 2009-02-01 Renee 2009
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The so-called feminization of America really the slow movement toward equality is reflected in most sports, many boardrooms, and the military.
Robert Lipsyte: You Must Watch the Empire Bowl: It's Our Last Super Thing Robert Lipsyte 2011
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The so-called feminization of America really the slow movement toward equality is reflected in most sports, many boardrooms, and the military.
Robert Lipsyte: You Must Watch the Empire Bowl: It's Our Last Super Thing Robert Lipsyte 2011
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The so-called feminization of America really the slow movement toward equality is reflected in most sports, many boardrooms, and the military.
Robert Lipsyte: You Must Watch the Empire Bowl: It's Our Last Super Thing Robert Lipsyte 2011
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Many people are aware of the phenomenon known as feminization of poverty.
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At this point Equiano's Christian masochism reveals itself to be integrally connected to a certain feminization.
The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006
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At the start of his career, one recurring theme of his work was the lampooning of the so-called feminization of American culture as men abandoned hard labor to work for corporations.
THE REAL PEPSI CHALLENGE Stephanie Capparell 2007
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