Meanings
nountransphile (plural transphiles)
plural transphiles
- InternetderogatoryrareA person who has a positive attitude or an attraction towards transgender or transsexual people and/or transness.
adjective
- rareAttracted to transgender people.
Transpersons might be androphile, gynecophile or transphile, i.e. might prefer men, women or other transpersons as partners.
1999, Heike Bödeker, Native Vs. White Sex Cosmologies: Sex and Gender Variability Vs. Variance in Inter- Vs. Intracultural Perspective
Origin
Translations
French transphile
- transphileTranslations
Polish transfil, transfilka
- transfilTranslations
- transfilkaTranslations
Romanian transfil, transfilă
- transfilTranslations
- transfilăTranslations
- transfiliTranslations
- transfileTranslations
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APA
transphile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transphile
MLA
“transphile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transphile. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transphile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transphile.
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