transfeminine

American  

[trans-fem-uh-nin] / ˌtrænsˈfɛm ə nɪn /

Or trans-feminine

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of transfeminine

First recorded in 2010–15; trans- ( def. 4 ) + feminine ( def. )

Example Sentences

Producers invited Monsoon into the conversation about Maestro’s look early in the process, which she considers a show of respect for her as a drag entertainer and as transfeminine actor.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

The artist wants to give these painful histories a chance to regenerate, allowing life to flourish in the hostile conditions known by those who identify as Black, nonbinary, transfeminine.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The film’s highlight, however, is an interview with Jules Gill-Peterson, a transfeminine historian and the author of “Histories of the Transgender Child.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

"I read Gene as transfeminine, Louise as a lesbian and Tina as pan," they said.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

Public articulations of queerness became primarily focused on gay men and some transfeminine identities, while leaving out lesbian and bisexual women, and many transmasculine and nonbinary identities.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2021