cisgender
Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birthHaving a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.
» Tom is cisgender.
Tom ist Cisgender. — wolfgangth
Том — цисгендерна особа. — deniko
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1 senses(not comparable)Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.
cisgender, cis-gender, cis
цисге́ндерныйcisgéndɛrnyj, циссексуа́льныйcissɛksuálʹnyj
Examples
14 sentencesTom is cisgender.
Том — цисгендерна особа. — deniko
deTom ist Cisgender. — wolfgangth
The opposite of transgender is cisgender.
The word "cisgender" refers to someone who is not transgender.
The word "cisgender" refers to somebody who is not transgender.
The existence of the word cisgender is implied by the word transgender.
Translations
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Origin
From cis- (“on this side of”) + gender, by analogy with transgender. First attested in 199From cis- (“on this side of”) + gender, by analogy with transgender. First attested in 1997. Compare slightly earlier cisgendered (1994).
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