AFAB

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/ˈeɪˌfæb/UK/əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/US/əˈsaɪnd ˈfiːmeɪl æt bɜːɹθ/

noun

An AFAB person.

“The sample consists of participants AFAB.”

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  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of assigned female at birth.

    The sample consists of participants AFAB.

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    Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.

    2021, Jane Y. Xu, Michelle A. O’Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S. Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C. Pang, “Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?”, in Front Endocrinol, →DOI

    Synonyms: DFAB, FAAB

adjectiveAFAB (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationacronymnot comparableAcronym of assigned female at birth.

    Alright, AFAB porn performers: we're all doubling our scene rates for creampie scenes, right?

    2022 June 24, Siri Dahl, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022

    Synonyms: DFAB, FAAB

nounAFAB (plural AFABs)

plural AFABs

  1. An AFAB person.

    They experience deadnaming, alienation, and bullying. And this happens to people Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB) at a school specifically for AFABs. / I don’t mean that trans AFABs have an easier experience than trans AMABs (Assigned Male At Birth).

    2022 September 2, Bucky Fuchs, “I'm a trans grad of Harpeth Hall and glad they reneged on their gender policy”, in The Tennessean
proper noun
  1. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan.

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APA

AFAB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFAB

MLA

“AFAB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFAB. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AFAB,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFAB.

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