娘娘腔，或称娘炮、娘砲、乸型，是一种对男性使用的差别用语，但不含有歧视意味。用来形容一个男性更倾向女性的传统特征，无论在言谈举止（例如兰花指、女性化用词、声调等等），穿衣打扮或者性别角色方面。

这是一个常用来形容男性的行为举止、穿衣风格和外表像女性的专用词，"一般"用于对这种行为的批评或嘲弄。但是，如果只形容一位男性女性化并没有指责的意思。娘娘腔一词最常在人们赞同男性应该符合传统的男性特征和行为的观点中出现。通常，它是用来形容个人的，但也可能用来作为一个带有刺激性的指责描述整个社会。虽然在西方的传统中，娘娘腔往往被认为是一种恶习，显示了负面的性格特征和经常涉及同性恋倾向的贬义暗示，而在其他社会中，女性化的男性可能被视为一个独特的性别（第三性别），并可能有一个特殊的社会功能，就像在一些美洲原住民群体的双灵的情况。

Effeminacy is the manifestation of traits in a human boy or man that are more often associated with feminine nature, behavior, mannerisms, style or gender roles rather than with masculine nature, behavior, mannerisms, style or roles. It is a term frequently applied to womanly behavior, demeanor, style and appearance displayed by a boy or man, typically used implying criticism or ridicule of this behavior (as opposed to, for example, merely describing a man as feminine, which can be non-judgmental). The term effeminate is most often used by people who subscribe to the widespread view that males should display masculine traits and behaviors. Generally, the description is applied to individuals, but may be used to describe entire societies as an inflammatory allegation.