Provided is a female terminal having a novel structure capable of achieving a high contact pressure between female and male terminals due to excellent workability. This female terminal 10 is provided with: a male terminal insertion cylindrical section 24 having a connection part 14 configured with an inner surface 26 against which a male terminal 12 is press-fitted; one pair of laminated plate parts 30, 30 continuing to one pair of first separated parts 28, 28 of the male terminal insertion cylindrical section 24 and protruding outward while separating from each other; and a clip 18 comprising a connecting plate part 56 and one pair of holding plate parts 58, 58 and forming an insertion opening 60 between protruding end portions of the one pair of holding plate parts 58, 58. The one pair of laminated plate parts 30, 30 press-fitted between the one pair of holding plate parts 58, 58 through the insertion opening 60 of the clip 18 are biased in a state of being laminated together between one pair of the holding plate parts 58, 58 by an elastic restoration force of the one pair of holding plate parts 58, 58, and when press-fitting the male terminal 12, the male terminal insertion cylindrical section 24 is elastically deformed in a radially expanding direction against the elastic restoration force of the one pair of holding plate parts 58, 58 to allow the male terminal 12 to be press-fitted therein.