AFAB

abbreviation

1. assigned female at birth.

Example Sentences

Ariel's refusal to wear a corset despite it being a social faux pas to be seen without one at the time is very similar to autistic women and AFAB's discomfort with wearing bras.

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Innocent is one of many cisgender women who participate in drag, sometimes referred to as “AFAB” or “Assigned Female At Birth Queens.”

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Ingrained misogyny and medical paternalism make it notoriously difficult for people to get assigned female at birth, or AFAB, sterilization in the United States.

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As Mr. Grrrl put it, “Right now, if you don’t have an ‘AFAB performer,’” — meaning a cisgender woman, trans man or nonbinary person dressed as a drag queen — “or a drag king in your lineup, you’re doing it wrong.”

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When To Use

What does AFAB mean?

AFAB stands for "assigned female at birth."When a person's gender identity is different from the female sex they were assigned at birth, for example, they might share that they were AFAB.How is AFAB pronounced?[ ey-fab ]What are some other forms related to [AFAB]?DFAB, “designated female at birth”