Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afab

/əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜːɹθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: afab
IPA: /əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜːɹθ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Acronym of assigned female at birth.

adj

Acronym of assigned female at birth.

noun

An AFAB person.

name

Initialism of Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan.

Example Sentences

"The sample consists of participants AFAB."
"Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB."
"Alright, AFAB porn performers: we're all doubling our scene rates for creampie scenes, right?"
"They experience deadnaming, alienation, and bullying. And this happens to people Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB) at a school specifically for AFABs. / I don’t mean that trans AFABs have an easier experience than trans AMABs (Assigned Male At Birth)."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜːɹθ/
British English: /əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/

Inflected Forms

AFABs (plural)

Derived Forms

theyfab

Frequently Paired Words

AMAB

Synonyms

DFAB FAAB

Questions

How do you pronounce afab?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜːɹθ/.
What does afab mean?: Acronym of assigned female at birth.

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