transgender
IPA: trˈænzdʒˈɛndɝ
noun
- (countable, now often offensive) A transgender person.
- (uncountable, rare) Transgenderism; the state of being transgender. (Compare transsex.)
verb
- (uncommon) To change the gender of; (used loosely) to change the sex of. (Compare transsex.)
adjective
- (broadly) Having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex, or pertaining to a person who does (a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, e.g. agender, bigender, or third-gender).
- (narrowly; see usage notes) Having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (i.e., not including non-binary).
- (loosely) Transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.
- (of a space) Intended primarily for transgender people.
- (of a space) Available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people.
- Crossgender.
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