male-to-female

adjective

Transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.

“The male-to-female ratio is 5-to-3.”

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Meanings

adjectivemale-to-female (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTransfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.

    Synonyms: MtF, MTF, M2F

  2. not comparablebusinessThat changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).

    Antonyms: female-to-male

  3. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male, to, female.

    The male-to-female ratio is 5-to-3.

nounmale-to-female (plural male-to-females)

plural male-to-females

  1. A male-to-female transgender person; a trans woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTransfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.

Similar

adjectiveThat changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).

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Chicago

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