Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gender-affirming

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: gen-der-af-firm-ing
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inducing a change in the physical gender characteristics, whether surgically, pharmaceutically, or otherwise, typically of a transgender or intersex person.

Example Sentences

"Transgender youth in North Carolina would have to wait until they turn 18 to receive gender-affirming surgeries under a bill approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state House."
"We stress that reconstructive breast surgeries and testicular implants are gender-affirming interventions—rather than interventions provided through a generic form of respect for persons—because gender is a morally significant, social category that shapes how individuals regard themselves and understand each other."
"But in 2020, after coming across detransition videos online, she began to doubt the gender-affirming model."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/

Phrases

gender-affirming surgery

Questions

How do you pronounce gender-affirming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/.
What does gender-affirming mean?: Inducing a change in the physical gender characteristics, whether surgically, pharmaceutically, or otherwise, typically of a transgender or intersex person.

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