This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
sex change
[ seks-cheynj ]
/ ˈsɛks ˌtʃeɪndʒ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
(no longer in common use; now often considered offensive) See sex reassignment surgery.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of sex change
First recorded in 1920–25 (in reference to hermaphrodite organisms that can change their sex); 1960–65 for current sense
usage note for sex change
Words nearby sex change
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use sex change in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for sex change
sex change
noun
- a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex, often achieved by surgery
- (as modifier)a sex-change operation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for sex change
sex change
n.
The modification of biological sex characteristics, by surgery and hormone treatment, to approximate those of the opposite sex.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.