cisgender

or cis-gen·der

[ sis-jen-der ]

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

noun
  1. a person who is cisgender.

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Origin of cisgender

1
First recorded in 1990–95; cis- (def. 3) + gender1; modeled on transgender

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