fembot

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fembot

  • /ˈfɛmbɒt/ UK
  • /ˈfɛmbɑt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒt

Where it comes from

Blend of female + -bot. Coined by screenwriters Arthur Rowe and Oliver Crawford in the television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), specifically in "Kill Oscar" (season 2, episode 5) first broadcast on October 27, 1976.

noun fembots

  1. A robot in female or feminine form. Yes, the girl is valuable. But, my fembots can do anything she can.

    Similar: gynoid, robotess

  2. specifically A female sexbot.

    Similar: gynoid, robotess

  3. derogatory A docile, unthinking and conformist woman. [...] patriarchal socialization works to sap, stunt and tame this energy, leaving successfully adapted women as little more than 'fembots' or 'feminized artifacts' who have become the products and commodities of patriarchal 'necrophilic' sexual fantasy.

    Similar: Stepford

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noun robot in female form

Françaisgynoïde, robote

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"fembot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fembot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fembot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fembot

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@misc{fembot_2026,
  title = {fembot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fembot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}