A female terminal fitting (10) includes a main body (12) in the form of a rectangular tube with an open front end, a projection (21) connected to a plate (16) of the main body (12) and projecting with respect to an outer surface (12S) of the main body (12). The projection (21) includes a facing plate (26) arranged to face the outer surface (12S) of the main body (12), and a reinforcing plate (29) extending from a rear end edge of the facing plate (26) toward the outer surface (12S) of the main body (12).
