Meanings
nounciswoman (plural ciswomen)
plural ciswomen
- alternativeproscribedsometimesAlternative spelling of cis woman.
The origin of the embryo is no longer intercourse of a ciswoman and a cisman, but a technological procedure.
2015, K. Lesnik-Oberstein, Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice1 more example
Not only do people harass and attack transwomen for being who they are: transwomen also face scrutiny from both ciswomen and cismen over “what” they are.
2010, Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 57
Origin
From cis + woman or cis- + woman.
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ciswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciswoman
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“ciswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciswoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciswoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciswoman.
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