transgender

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Synonyms: transgener, transcender, transcended, transponder, transgenre, transgene, transgenes

Antonyms: transgener, transcender, transcended, transponder, transgenre, transgene, transgenes

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Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|identity}}{{lb|en|broadly}} Of a [[person#Noun|person]]: [[have#Verb|having]] a [[gender#Noun|gender]] ([[gender identity|identity]]) which is [[different]] from one's [[assign]]ed [[sex#Noun|sex]]; that is, the [[identity]] of a [[trans man]], [[trans woman]], or someone [[non-binary]], for example, [[agender]], [[bigender]]{{,}} or [[third gender|third-gender]]. {{defdate|from 1974}}
2. {{lb|en|loosely}} Of a person: [[transgress]]ing or not [[identify]]ing with [[culturally]] [[conventional#Adjective|conventional]] [[gender role]]s and [[category|categories]] of male or [[female#Noun|female]].
3. Of or pertaining to transgender people ''({{senseno|en|identity}})'', or their [[experience#Noun|experiences]] or identity.
4. Of a [[space#Noun|space]]: [[intend]]ed [[primarily]] for transgender people.
5. Of a space: [[available]] for [[use#Noun|use]] by transgender people, rather than only [[non-]]transgender people.<!--in only some uses, it means something like gender-neutral-->
6. {{lb|en|dated}} {{synonym of|en|crossgender|t=across [[multiple#Adjective|multiple]] genders}}. {{defdate|from mid 20th c.}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|now|often|offensive}} A [[transgender#Adjective|transgender]] [[person#Noun|person]]
2. {{senseid|en|transgenderism}}{{lb|en|uncountable|rare}} {{synonym of|en|transgenderism|t=the [[state#Noun|state]] of being transgender}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[change#Verb|change]] the [[gender#Noun|gender]] of (someone).
2. {{lb|en|transitive|loosely}} To change the [[sex#Noun|sex]] of (someone).

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