Well, I couldn’t let the men have all the fun. English has a lot of words that contain the Greek root meaning woman or female - gyn. This appears at the start or in the middle of many common words. As with the andr- words, many of these have biological or scientific origins. Here’s a list to start you off:
acrogynous - plants having female organs at the top of the stem (có túi noãn)
androgynoid - a male with female features
androgynous - having both male and female characteristics; also applies in botany (ái nam ái nữ, lưỡng tính)
apogynous, apogyny - referring to the condition of having non working female reproductive organs (tính nhuỵ thui)
calligyniaphobia - a fear of beautiful women (if you’re scared of all women, then you have gynephobia or gynecophobia)
ergatogynous - describes insects who have worker females
gyneceum - harem or woman’s house (hậu cung)
gynander - woman who has male characteristics (gyndandrous refers to plants)
gynarchy - government run by women (chế độ nữ quyền)
gynecentric - regarding women as primary or central
gynecium - the pistil, or female part of a flower
gynecogen - something that stimulates female sexual characteristics (hormone)
gynecology - the study and treatment of diseases that affect women’s reproductive systems
gynogamete - ovum (trứng)
gynoid - robot shaped like a woman
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