Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trans male

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: tran-s -male
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Male and trans; that is, being a male who was assigned female at birth.

adj

Transgender female.

Derogatory; Offensive

noun

A trans man or trans boy.

Example Sentences

"His [Carson's] vlogs offer another representation of trans male identity than the representation that dominates on YouTube; thus, his self-presentation is much more feminized and ambiguous than what is typically enacted and claimed among other medically transitioning trans male vloggers"
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:trans male."

Etymology

From trans + male.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trans-male (alternative) transmale (alternative) trans males (plural)

Phrases

trans man cis male

Frequently Paired Words

trans man trans female cis male

Questions

What does trans male mean?: Male and trans; that is, being a male who was assigned female at birth.
Where does trans male come from?: From trans + male.

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