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assigned sex
[ uh-sahynd-seks ]
/ əˈsaɪnd ˈsɛks /
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noun
a baby’s sex as determined or assigned based on the appearance of external reproductive organs and, sometimes, chromosomal testing:One's gender identity is not necessarily congruent with one's assigned sex.
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Origin of assigned sex
First recorded in 1955–60
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Words nearby assigned sex
assignable, assignat, assignation, assigned counsel, assigned risk, assigned sex, assignee, assignment, assignor, assimilable, assimilate
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