female-to-male

American  

[fee-mayl-tuh-mayl] / ˈfi meɪl təˈmeɪl /

adjective

1. Sometimes Offensive. noting or relating to a person who was assigned female at birth but whose gender identity or gender expression is male.

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noun

1. Sometimes Offensive. a person who was assigned female at birth but whose gender identity or gender expression is male. FTM, FtM

Sensitivity

Female-to-male was once the accepted terminology for men who were assigned female at birth. The term continues to be used in medical literature, and some transgender people do identify that way. Especially among younger transgender people, however, trans man is now a more popular term for this demographic. For some people, the term female-to-male can be offensive for its implication that trans men were “originally” female, and have only now become male.

Etymology

Origin of female-to-male

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

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female-to-male

Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and scleroderma are examples of autoimmune disorders marked by lopsided female-to-male ratios.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

Levine, who reportedly transitioned from male to female in 2011, also discussed gender-transition procedures with female-to-male transgender musician Ryan Cassata, now 29, who underwent a breast removal, or “top surgery,” at age 18.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

Professional guidelines call for hormone therapy — such as testosterone for female-to-male transition and estrogen for male-to-female — to begin around the age of 15 to 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

Zines like Lou Sullivan’s Information for the female-to-male crossdresser and transsexual circulated in queer social networks in the ‘80s. There were online message boards in the ‘90s.

From The Verge ● May 19, 2021

I came across a transgender female-to-male community online.

From Washington Post

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