fa'afafine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Samoan fa'afafine, from fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”). === Noun === fa'afafine (plural fa'afafine) A Samoan whose gender is neither male nor female, being biologically male but preferring (or being raised for) traditionally female duties and tasks. == Samoan == === Etymology === From fa'a (“in the manner of”) +‎ fafine (“woman”). Cognate with Hawaiian hoʻowahine, Māori whakawahine, Niuean fakafifine, Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, and Tongan fakafefine. === Noun === fa'afafine fa'afafine (a biologically male person who behaves as a female socially) Coordinate term: fa'atama