trans-identified female
- noun
- /trænz aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd ˈfiːmeɪl/
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- A trans-identified female spoke at the conference.
Examples
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Many trans-identified females face unique challenges.
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The panel discussed healthcare needs relevant to trans-identified females.
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Many organizations are working to support trans-identified females in their communities.
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Research on trans-identified females contributes to better understanding of gender diversity.
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Many organizations are working to support trans-identified females in their communities.
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The panel discussed healthcare needs relevant to trans-identified females.
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Many trans-identified females face unique challenges.
Synonyms
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A person who feels their gender is different from the sex they were given at birth
A person who feels they are the opposite sex and may have medical treatment to change their body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'trans-identified' (identifying as a gender different from the assigned one) and 'female' combine in an apparently compositional way, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a female who identifies as transgender. However, the phrase is sociolinguistically specialized and potentially ambiguous about assignment vs. identification (and exact referent), so full, unambiguous understanding typically requires extra background knowledge.
Etymology
Trans-identified female comes from putting together trans (a short form meaning 'across' or 'on the other side'), identified ('who says they are'), and female ('a woman'). So it names a person who was called female at birth but now says they have a transgender identity, and that's why it means someone who identifies with a gender different from the one they were given at birth.