lesbian

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. les·bian [lesbian lesbians] BrE [ˈlezbiən] NAmE [ˈlezbiən] (also informal lezzy, lezzie BrE NAmE ) noun
a woman who is sexually attracted to other women
•lesbians and gays
compare ↑gay, ↑homosexual
Derived Word: ↑lesbianism
See also: ↑lezzie ▪ ↑lezzy

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + ↑-ian.

Example Bank:
•She came out as a lesbian in her teens.
•She's an out lesbian.
•The singer has become a lesbian icon.
 
▪ II. les·bian adjective
•the lesbian and gay community
•a lesbian relationship
Main entry: ↑lesbian_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sapphic, Lesbian, tribade, gay woman