woman-born-woman

noun

A cisgender woman; a cis woman.

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nounwoman-born-woman (plural women-born-women)

plural women-born-women · alternative womyn-born-womyn · alternative WBW

  1. gender critical; potentially offensive; gender critical; potentially offensivefeminismA cisgender woman; a cis woman.

    To the extent that she can pull it off, her gender is babe. But at Stayfree her babe outfit (long hair, big shirt, leggings, flats) makes her feel like an interloper—like some rude woman-born-woman intent on boycotting femininity because she can take it for granted.

    2016, Nell Zink, Nicotine

    Synonyms: cis woman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cisgender woman; a cis woman.

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Origin

Coined by second-wave feminists to distinguish cisgender women from transgender women.

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

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

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