gender transition

noun

Process or act of changing one's gender role or physical characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to one's identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.

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Meanings

noungender transition (countable and uncountable, plural gender transitions)

plural gender transitions

  1. countableuncountableProcess or act of changing one's gender role or physical characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to one's identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.

    This book is intended to be a guide for MtF and FtM Transsexuals in managing the legal aspects of gender transition.

    1999, Spencer Bergstedt, “Book Reviews”, in Matthew S. Carlos, Mykael Hawley, editors, Transgender Tapestry, Waltham, Mass.: International Foundation for Gender Education, →ISSN, page 83, column 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
transition

Translations

Afrikaans gendertransisie
  • gendertransisieprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Arabic عُبُور جِنْدَرِيّ, تَحَوُّل جِنْدَرِيّ
  • عُبُور جِنْدَرِيّ (ʕubūr jindariyy)process of affirming one's gender identity
  • تَحَوُّل جِنْدَرِيّ (taḥawwul jindariyy)process of affirming one's gender identity
  • عُبُور جِنْسِيّ (ʕubūr jinsiyy)process of affirming one's gender identity
  • تَحَوُّل جِنْسِيّ (taḥawwul jinsiyy)process of affirming one's gender identity
Basque genero-trantsizio
  • genero-trantsizioprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Catalan transició de gènere
  • transició de gènereprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Chinese Mandarin 性別過渡 /性别过渡
  • 性別過渡 /性别过渡process of affirming one's gender identity
Finnish sukupuolenkorjaus
  • sukupuolenkorjausprocess of affirming one's gender identity
French transition de genre
  • transition de genreprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Hungarian tranzíció
  • tranzícióprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Italian transizione di genere
  • transizione di genereprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Japanese 性別移行
  • 性別移行process of affirming one's gender identity
Polish tranzycja
  • tranzycjaprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Portuguese transição de género, transição de gênero
  • transição de géneroprocess of affirming one's gender identity
  • transição de gêneroprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Russian трансгендерный переход
  • трансгендерный переход (transgendernyj perexod)process of affirming one's gender identity
Spanish transición de género
  • transición de géneroprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Swedish transition
  • transitionprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Ukrainian гендерний перехід
  • гендерний перехід (hendernyj perexid)process of affirming one's gender identity
Vietnamese chuyển đổi giới tính
  • chuyển đổi giới tínhprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Welsh trawsnewid rhywedd
  • trawsnewid rhyweddprocess of affirming one's gender identity
Cite this entry
APA

gender transition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender%20transition

MLA

“gender transition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender%20transition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gender transition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gender%20transition.

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