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

While the event at Junior High primarily focused on providing products such as TransTape for transmasculine people, organizers hope that future events will have a greater supply of transfeminine products such as swimsuits and bras.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Opal identifies as nonbinary transfeminine and has experienced society’s lack of acceptance.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023

But for Baig, a Toronto native and a queer transfeminine Muslim artist at the mostly sweet center of overlapping identities, being seen has its complications.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022

With the popularity of "Pose," "Transparent" and even Caitlyn Jenner, pop culture is more familiar with transfeminine identities than transmasculine ones.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021

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