cis male

American  

[sis-meyl] / ˈsɪsˈmeɪl /

Or cis-male,

noun

1. a person who was assigned male at birth and whose gender identity is male.

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adjective

1. noting or relating to such an individual.

   You can guess from his choice of toys that he is probably a cis-male child.

Etymology

Origin of cis male

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

A: Even though our central figure is Norma Desmond, “Sunset Boulevard” is from the point of view of Joe Gillis, a young, White, cis male in his 20s.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

“So readers won’t experience each story through the narrow lens of ‘This was written by a female, trans, gay or cis male writer in India or Nebraska.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022

The Danish Girl came in for a lot of stick from transgender activists, many of whom protested the casting of a cis male actor in the role of a trans woman.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2019

I’m a cis woman with two cis male partners.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2019

Like most trans men, Ernst passes as a cis male, so telling people he’s trans means “rocking that boat every day.”

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2016