lesbian

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlɛzbɪən/

noun

  • a homosexual woman.

adjective

  • relating to homosexual women or to homosexuality in women: a lesbian relationship

Derivatives

lesbianism

noun

Origin:

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