A female terminal comprising: a terminal connection portion for a male terminal to be inserted; and an electric wire connection portion for connection with an electric wire to be electrically connected to the male terminal, wherein the terminal connection portion comprises a body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposite side surfaces (113, 114) which extend in an insertion direction of the male terminal, and an elastic contact member including a top elastic contact piece provided on the top surface and a bottom elastic contact piece provided on the bottom surface which are configured to sandwich and contact with the male terminal inserted in the terminal connection portion, wherein the body portion comprises a male terminal entrance for the male terminal to be inserted, a male terminal exit provided at a position opposite said male terminal entrance for a tip of the male terminal passing through the male terminal entrance to be inserted, wherein at least one of the male terminal entrance or the male terminal exit comprises a support portion which is configured to contact with and is configured to support the male terminal inserted in the terminal connection portion, wherein the support portion includes an entrance-side support portion formed at the male terminal entrance and an exit-side support portion formed at the male terminal exit; characterized in that the support portion is formed integrally with at least one each of the side surfaces (113, 114); wherein the entrance-side support portion includes two surfaces (118A, 118B) formed integrally with the side surface, and two surfaces (118C, 118D) formed integrally with the side surface said surfaces being orthogonal to the side surfaces (113,114); the male terminal being configured to be inserted in a gap between the surfaces (118A to 118D); wherein edges of the surfaces (118A to 118D) are configured to support the male terminal inserted in the gap between the surfaces (118A to 118D). a terminal connection portion for a male terminal to be inserted; and an electric wire connection portion for connection with an electric wire to be electrically connected to the male terminal, wherein the terminal connection portion comprises a body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposite side surfaces (113, 114) which extend in an insertion direction of the male terminal, and an elastic contact member including a top elastic contact piece provided on the top surface and a bottom elastic contact piece provided on the bottom surface which are configured to sandwich and contact with the male terminal inserted in the terminal connection portion, a body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two opposite side surfaces (113, 114) which extend in an insertion direction of the male terminal, and an elastic contact member including a top elastic contact piece provided on the top surface and a bottom elastic contact piece provided on the bottom surface which are configured to sandwich and contact with the male terminal inserted in the terminal connection portion, wherein the body portion comprises a male terminal entrance for the male terminal to be inserted, a male terminal exit provided at a position opposite said male terminal entrance for a tip of the male terminal passing through the male terminal entrance to be inserted, a male terminal entrance for the male terminal to be inserted, a male terminal exit provided at a position opposite said male terminal entrance for a tip of the male terminal passing through the male terminal entrance to be inserted, wherein at least one of the male terminal entrance or the male terminal exit comprises a support portion which is configured to contact with and is configured to support the male terminal inserted in the terminal connection portion, wherein the support portion includes an entrance-side support portion formed at the male terminal entrance and an exit-side support portion formed at the male terminal exit; characterized in that the support portion is formed integrally with at least one each of the side surfaces (113, 114); wherein the entrance-side support portion includes two surfaces (118A, 118B) formed integrally with the side surface, and two surfaces (118C, 118D) formed integrally with the side surface said surfaces being orthogonal to the side surfaces (113,114); the male terminal being configured to be inserted in a gap between the surfaces (118A to 118D); wherein edges of the surfaces (118A to 118D) are configured to support the male terminal inserted in the gap between the surfaces (118A to 118D).