cisgender

American

[sis-jen-der] / ˈsɪsˈdʒɛn dər /

Or cis-gender

adjective

Also cisgendered noting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with that person’s sex assigned at birth.

noun

a person who is cisgender.

Etymology

Origin of cisgender

First recorded in 1990–95; cis- ( def. 3 ) + gender ¹ ; modeled on transgender ( def. )

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Cisgender lesbian, gay or bisexual teens are estimated to make up about 10% of high schoolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Cisgender folks have also added they/them to acknowledge the pronouns' neutral nature.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023

Cisgender means a person whose gender is exclusively the one they were assigned at birth.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Perhaps a fairer plan is to give competitions a new “open” classification: Cisgender, transgender, intersex — all are welcome.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

Cisgender men and women have previously been shown to have different brain areas engaged during a spatial-reasoning task.

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2021

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