transgender

== English == === Alternative forms === trans-gender (dated) transgener (Internet slang) xgender (abbreviation) === Etymology === The adjective sense is derived from trans- (“extending across, through, or over”) +‎ gender, modelled after transsexual (adjective) and probably modified from transgenderism which was coined by the American psychiatrist John F. Oliven (1915–1975) in 1965; the terms transgender, transgenderal, transgendered, transgenderist, and similar terms arose in the decades after this. By the 1990s, the word transgender had acquired its current senses, and had also largely displaced the earlier term transsexual: see the usage notes. The noun and verb senses are derived from the adjective. Regarding noun noun sense 2 ("synonym of transgenderism"), compare transsex (noun). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndə/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹæns-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɹænzˈd͡ʒɛndəɹ/, /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/ Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ) Hyphenation: trans‧gen‧der === Adjective === transgender (not comparable) (loosely) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is different from one's assigned sex; that is, the identity of a trans man, trans woman, or someone non-binary, for example, agender, bigender, or third-gender. [from 1974] Coordinate terms: transsexual, nonbinary, genderqueer (strictly) Of a person: 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 (that is, not including a non-binary identity). (loosely) Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female. Coordinate term: gender-nonconforming Of or pertaining to transgender people (adjective sense 1), or their experiences or identity. Of a space: intended primarily for transgender people. Of a space: available for use by transgender people, rather than only non-transgender people. (dated) Synonym of crossgender (“across multiple genders”). [from mid 20th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== The word transgender became popular in the 1970s, and by the 1990s it had largely displaced the older word transsexual. (Transsexual is now often considered outdated, although some people still prefer it; see its entry for more. Neither term should be confused with transvestite; see further at that entry.) Transgender is an umbrella term, encompassing trans men and trans women, and often also encompassing nonbinary people; using transgender to refer strictly to people with a binary gender identity might be considered offensive and exclusionary towards non-binary people. For the usage of this word (and similar adjectives) as a noun and verb, see below. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:transgender ==== Antonyms ==== cisgender ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gender-free transphobia transsex transsexual ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: tresxéneru (calque) → Catalan: transgènere (calque) → Dutch: transgender → French: transgenre (calque) → Galician: transxénero (calque) → Esperanto: transgenra (calque) → German: transgender → Italian: transgenere (calque) → Japanese: トランスジェンダー (toransujendā) → Korean: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo) → Portuguese: (Portugal) transgénero, (Brazil) transgênero (calque) → Spanish: transgénero (calque) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === transgender (usually uncountable, plural transgenders) (countable, now often offensive) A transgender person Synonym: (uncommon) transgenderal (preceded by the) Transgender people collectively. (uncountable, rare) Synonym of transgenderism (“the state of being transgender”). ==== Usage notes ==== In Western countries, many transgender people consider the use of transgender (and similar adjectives) as a noun to be offensive, and several guides advise against such usage. “A transgender man” (for a man who was assigned the female sex at birth) or “a transgender woman” (for the reverse) is frequently more appropriate. ==== Hypernyms ==== LGBT ==== Coordinate terms ==== berdache hijra two-spirit ==== Translations ==== === Verb === transgender (third-person singular simple present transgenders, present participle transgendering, simple past and past participle transgendered) (transitive, often offensive, uncommon) (transitive) To change the gender of (someone). (transitive, loosely) To change the sex of (someone). ==== Usage notes ==== In Western countries, many transgender people consider the use of transgender (and similar adjectives) as a verb in reference to transgender individuals to be offensive, much the same as its use as a noun. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== acault crossdress, drag intersex sex reassignment surgery sworn virgin === References === === Further reading === transgender on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === transgender transgender == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English transgender. See also gender. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrɑns.ɣɛn.dər/, /ˈtrɑns.dʒɛn.dər/ Hyphenation: trans‧gen‧der === Adjective === transgender (invariable, not comparable) transgender === Noun === transgender m or f (plural transgenders, no diminutive) a transgender person === See also === transseksueel == German == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English transgender. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁansˈdʒɛn.dɐ/ Rhymes: -ɛndɐ Hyphenation: Trans‧gen‧der === Adjective === transgender (indeclinable, predicative only) transgender Coordinate terms: transgeschlechtlich, transsexuell, transident ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable, predicative-only. === Further reading === “transgender” in Duden online “transgender” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache