Male-to-female

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Definition

Male-to-female describes a transfeminine person or a transition from being male to being female, including changes in gender identity, physical characteristics, or presentation. As a noun, it can refer to a male-to-female transgender person, also called a trans woman.

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TermMale-to-female

What does male-to-female mean?

In gender-related usage, male-to-female describes someone who is transitioning or has transitioned from being male to being female. The transition may involve gender identity, physical characteristics, presentation, or more than one of these.

The phrase can also be used as a noun for a male-to-female transgender person, or trans woman.

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  1. Wiktionary: Male-to-female definition