trans man
Americannoun
Sensitive Note
See female-to-male.
Etymology
Origin of trans man
First recorded in 1995–2000
Example Sentences
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By the time the child was born, the mother's partner had begun identifying as a trans man and was registered on the birth certificate as the father.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Kabir Maan, an educator and trans man from India's marginalised Dalit community, voiced similar concerns.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The film chronicled a particularly hectic day in the life of a young trans man in New York City, as he struggles to rekindle old relationships he’d severed since he’d transitioned.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
In 2019, I wrote an essay for Oxford American about Kris Arbuckle, a young trans man who had very recently graduated from the same high school I attended.
From Salon • May 12, 2024
DeBernardo said this seemed to be a reversal of a 2015 Vatican decision to bar a trans man in Spain from becoming a godparent.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
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