shemale

S1H4E1M3A1L1E1
US/ˈʃi.meɪl/

noun

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

Opposite
hefemale
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Meanings

nounshemale (plural shemales)

plural shemales · alternative she-male

  1. derogatoryespeciallyoffensiveproscribedA male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
    1. broadlyderogatoryespeciallyoffensiveproscribeduncommonA male or non-binary person with feminine characteristics; a femboy.
  2. nonstandardbiologyA male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.

    She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.

    2001, R. Shine, B. Phillips, H. Waye, M. LeMaster, R. T. Mason, Benefits of female mimicry in snakes, in Nature (414, 267)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hefemale
Also see
dickgirlfutanaritrans woman

Origin

From she- + male.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 人妖
  • 人妖 (rényāo)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Finnish sukupuolenvaihtaja
  • sukupuolenvaihtajamale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
French transexuelle
  • transexuellemale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
German Shemale
  • Shemalemale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Hebrew קוֹקְסִינֶל
  • קוֹקְסִינֶל (qoqsinél)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Japanese ニューハーフ
  • ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Korean 쉬메일
  • 쉬메일 (swimeil)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Persian شیمیل
  • شیمیل (ši-meyl)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Polish shemale
  • shemalemale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Portuguese traveco
  • travecomale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Russian шиме́йл, членоде́вка
  • шиме́йл (šimɛ́jl)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
  • членоде́вка (členodévka)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
  • шмель (šmelʹ)male-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Spanish travelo, travesti
  • travelomale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
  • travestimale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
Swedish shemale, transsexuell person
  • shemalemale-to-female transsexual or transgender person
  • transsexuell personmale-to-female transsexual or transgender person

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shemale

emailfemale
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Cite this entry
APA

shemale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shemale

MLA

“shemale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shemale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shemale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shemale.

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