trans-woman

A form of trans woman — A transgender or transsexual woman; a woman who was assigned male at birth, that is, a person who was assigned male at birth, but has a female or primarily female gender identity.

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Meanings

nountrans-woman (plural trans-women)

plural trans-women

  1. alternativeproscribedsometimesAlternative spelling of trans woman.

    Ms. Ming, 43, is a trans-woman who started her career a decade ago as a Ph.D. named Evan Smith.

    2014 July 18, Matt Haber, “Technology’s Rainbow Connection”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2014, FASHION & STYLE
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    Audrey's sex on her birth certificate is male, but she always had an internal sense of being female - thus, she identifies as a trans-woman, and has sought sex change therapy for years.

    2013 September 13, Brenda Okoth, “Gender identity in Kenya: The other sex”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2016, GLOBALIZATION

    But the current trans movement is doctrinaire, uncompromising. Led by mainly older trans-women — ie born men — it won’t acknowledge women’s rights or feelings.

    2017 November 11, Janice Turner, “Children sacrificed to appease trans lobby”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2020
Cite this entry
APA

trans-woman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-woman

MLA

“trans-woman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-woman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trans-woman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-woman.

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