cisgender

or cis-gen·der

[ sis-jen-der ]

/ ˈsɪsˈdʒɛn dər /

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adjective

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

noun

a person who is cisgender.

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Origin of cisgender

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

Words nearby cisgender

Ciscaucasia, cisco, ciseaux, ciselé, cis female, cisgender, cishet, Ciskei, cislunar, cis male, cis man

How to use cisgender in a sentence

At least 30 percent of cisgender men will get it at some point in their lives, and by some estimates, roughly 65 percent of cis-men could develop it.
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He said it was inherently unfair for “boys” to compete in girls’ athletics and suggested cisgender girls were losing the chance to win meets and college scholarships.
House to vote on removing GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees|Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The truth is I find a lot of the contemporary rhetoric claiming cisgender men need more opportunities to express vulnerable emotions to be severely oversimplified.
We Need More Feminist Dads - Issue 95: Escape|Jordan Shapiro|February 3, 2021|Nautilus
Most cisgender, heterosexual people who go home for the holidays, even if they are of a different faith, are culturally similar to their family of origin, said psychologist Keely Kolmes.
Bah, humbug! Pandemic exacerbates holiday blues|Kathi Wolfe|November 22, 2020|Washington Blade

They celebrated the day designed to leave behind the invisibility and assimilation demanded by a heterosexual and cisgender society that the notion of the closet expresses with particular force.
Cubans share their coming out stories|Tremenda Nota|October 13, 2020|Washington Blade
Cis Male (see also Cis Man, Cisgender Male, Cisgender Man); a male who identifies as a man/has a masculine gender identity.
What Each of Facebook’s 51 New Gender Options Means|Debby Herbenick PhD, Aleta Baldwin|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST